Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Variant used for Mohammad - founder of Islamic religion. praiseworthy: glorified.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Muhammed
Pronunciation
mu-hammed, muha(m)-med
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #1506, 106 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2145, 67 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 |
| 2024 | 102 |
| 2023 | 96 |
| 2022 | 74 |
| 2021 | 65 |
| 2020 | 74 |
| 2019 | 73 |
| 2018 | 76 |
| 2017 | 80 |
| 2016 | 80 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #113, 568 births); most recent 2025 (rank #129, 385 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 385 |
| 2024 | 424 |
| 2023 | 406 |
| 2022 | 398 |
| 2021 | 354 |
| 2020 | 403 |
| 2019 | 379 |
| 2018 | 382 |
| 2017 | 450 |
| 2016 | 534 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #388, 157 births); most recent 2023 (rank #469, 100 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 100 |
| 2022 | 102 |
| 2021 | 93 |
| 2020 | 105 |
| 2019 | 90 |
| 2018 | 135 |
| 2017 | 128 |
| 2016 | 145 |
| 2015 | 132 |
| 2014 | 154 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #386, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #748, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #232, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #400, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #418, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #557, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence