Mohamed Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Mohamed is the 2nd most popular name in Egypt for males, standing behind only Ahmed.

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A Deep Dive

Mohamed Overview

Meaning

Praised, praiseworthy

Gender

Boy

Origin

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the Arabic root “hamida,” meaning “to praise,” Mohamed means “worthy of praise.”

Religion

Islam

Pronunciation

/moʊˈhæm.əd/

Popularity

Mohamed is widely recognized globally, particularly in Muslim-majority countries and among Muslim communities worldwide. In the USA, Mohamed ranked #541 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)

Name Styles

Religious and Spiritual, Traditional, Long

Associated Traits

Noble, strong, revered, respected

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Associated with the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam

Name Day

November 29th, June 8th (Germany)
A Deep Dive

Mohamed Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Muhammad, Mohammed, Muhammed, Mohammad, Mohamad, Mohamud, Mahomet, Mehmood, Mehmet, Mahmud

Common Nicknames

Mo, Momo, Med, Hammy, Maddie, Hamo, Maddy, Hamad, Mehdi, Meddy

Diminutives

Mo, Momo, Hammy, Maddy, Mehdi, Meddy, Hami, Madi, Hamo, Mad

Famous People

  • Mohamed Salah
    (Egyptian Footballer)
  • Mohamed ElBaradei
    (Egyptian Diplomat)
  • Mohamed Morsi
    (Egyptian Politician)
  • Mohamed Al-Fayed
    (Egyptian Businessman)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Mohamed Salah
    ("Mo Salah: A Football Fairy Tale," Book)
  • Mohamed
    ("Ali's Wedding," Film)
  • Mohamed Al Fayed
    ("The Murder of Princess Diana," TV Movie)

Places

  • Mohamed Sultan Road
    (Singapore)

What Is the Meaning of Mohamed?

Mohamed means “praised” or “praiseworthy,” describing a person who is admired and respected.

What Is the Origin of The Name Mohamed?

The name Mohamed has its origins in Arabic, derived from the root “ḥ-m-d,” which means “to praise.”

Mohamed Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Mohamed in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#5332021#5652022#5422023
Top 3 Rankings#4282014#4292011#4332009

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Mohamed

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023542
(+23 from 2022)
542
(+18 from 2022)
0.02960
2022565
(-32 from 2021)
524
(-28 from 2021)
0.02798
2021533
(+23 from 2020)
552
(+44 from 2020)
0.02946
2020556
(-79 from 2019)
508
(-106 from 2019)
0.02746
2019477
(-21 from 2018)
614
(-40 from 2018)
0.03195
2018456
(+1 from 2017)
654
(-8 from 2017)
0.03365
2017457
(+16 from 2016)
662
(+15 from 2016)
0.03345
2016473
(-22 from 2015)
647
(-24 from 2015)
0.03194
2015451
(-23 from 2014)
671
(-41 from 2014)
0.03282
2014428
(+18 from 2013)
712
(+67 from 2013)
0.03474
2013446
(-5 from 2012)
645
(+19 from 2012)
0.03192
2012441
(-12 from 2011)
626
(-9 from 2011)
0.03085
2011429
(+13 from 2010)
635
(+30 from 2010)
0.03126
2010442
(-9 from 2009)
605
(-44 from 2009)
0.02945
2009433
(+74 from 2008)
649
(+114 from 2008)
0.03060
2008507
(-44 from 2007)
535
(-55 from 2007)
0.02454
2007463
(+5 from 2006)
590
(+17 from 2006)
0.02664
2006468
(+11 from 2005)
573
(+50 from 2005)
0.02614
2005479
(+26 from 2004)
523
(+39 from 2004)
0.02458
2004505
(+1 from 2003)
484
(+4 from 2003)
0.02290
2003506
(-3 from 2002)
480
(+27 from 2002)
0.02284
2002503
(-56 from 2001)
453
(-88 from 2001)
0.02192
2001447
(+25 from 2000)
541
(+43 from 2000)
0.02616
2000472
(+28 from 1999)
498
(+66 from 1999)
0.02385
1999500
No change from 1998
432
(+2 from 1998)
0.02119
1998500
(+56 from 1997)
430
(+84 from 1997)
0.02121
1997556
(+57 from 1996)
346
(+61 from 1996)
0.01732
1996613
(-3 from 1995)
285
(+3 from 1995)
0.01422
1995610
(+61 from 1994)
282
(+45 from 1994)
0.01402
1994671
(+36 from 1993)
237
(+22 from 1993)
0.01163
1993707
(+24 from 1992)
215
(+15 from 1992)
0.01041
1992731
(-19 from 1991)
200
(-2 from 1991)
0.00953
1991712
(+23 from 1990)
202
(+9 from 1990)
0.00953
1990735
(+112 from 1989)
193
(+53 from 1989)
0.00897
1989847
(+36 from 1988)
140
(+24 from 1988)
0.00668
1988883
(-37 from 1987)
116
(-6 from 1987)
0.00579
1987846
(-57 from 1986)
122
(-10 from 1986)
0.00626
1986789
(+43 from 1985)
132
(+16 from 1985)
0.00687
1985832
(+112 from 1984)
116
(+29 from 1984)
0.00603
1984944
(-14 from 1983)
87
(-3 from 1983)
0.00464
1983930
(-54 from 1982)
90
(-13 from 1982)
0.00483
1982876
(+62 from 1981)
103
(+12 from 1981)
0.00546
1981938
(+128 from 1980)
91
(+19 from 1980)
0.00489
19801066
(-23 from 1979)
72
(+1 from 1979)
0.00388
19791043
(+127 from 1978)
71
(+13 from 1978)
0.00396
19781170
(-12 from 1977)
58
(+1 from 1977)
0.00339
19771158
(+449 from 1976)
57
(+24 from 1976)
0.00333
19761607
(+50 from 1975)
33
(+3 from 1975)
0.00202
19751657
(+701 from 1974)
30
(+13 from 1974)
0.00185
19742358
(+247 from 1973)
17
(+3 from 1973)
0.00104
19732605
(-72 from 1972)
14
No change from 1972
0.00087
19722533
(-329 from 1971)
14
(-4 from 1971)
0.00084
19712204
(+2026 from 1970)
18
(+12 from 1970)
0.00099
19704230
(-1368 from 1969)
6
(-4 from 1969)
0.00031
19692862
(+808 from 1968)
10
(+4 from 1968)
0.00055
19683670
(-1763 from 1967)
6
(-11 from 1967)
0.00034
19671907
(+1628 from 1966)
17
(+11 from 1966)
0.00096
19663535
(+3 from 1965)
6
No change from 1965
0.00033
19653538
(-489 from 1964)
6
(-2 from 1964)
0.00032
19643049
(-5 from 1963)
8
No change from 1963
0.00039
19633044
(-2 from 1962)
8
No change from 1962
0.00039
19623042
(-142 from 1961)
8
(-1 from 1961)
0.00038
19612900
(+179 from 1960)
9
(+1 from 1960)
0.00042
19603079
(+867 from 1958)
8
(+3 from 1958)
0.00037
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19583946
(-851 from 1952)
5
(-2 from 1952)
0.00023
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19523095
(+136 from 1943)
7
(+1 from 1943)
0.00035
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19433231
First SSA data recorded
6
First SSA data recorded
0.00041
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Mohamed

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#2282021#2462022#2362023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#2082021#2142022#2192023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#712021#852022#862023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#8962021#8052022#7272023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2602021#2482022#2322023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#4052021#5332022#3202023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#11452021#14052022#13972023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#5342021#3962022#3942023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#3952021#4432022#4232023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3272021#4002022#3332023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#6732021#7992022#6592023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#13962021#11492022#11442023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#10222021#13032022#11622023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4652021#4272022#6482023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#5382021#4972022#6682023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#9142021#12252022#6992023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#6592021#8032022#8912023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#8902021#7702022#5452023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#7902019#8522020#9912022

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5222021#4402022#5232023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#8212021#5672022#9362023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#6302021#6402022#5582023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#1522009#2662013#2752017

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4502017#4452018#3712023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#4842020#6312021#5632022

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2612018#4902020#4142021

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#5872017#5312021#6602022

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2622016#2092017#2612018

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1002017#2722018#2702019

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#5842018#8532019#8602021

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#8752012#7832014#7692017

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4382016

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2202007

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#6952006

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#2312006

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#5752000

Popularity Rankings for Mohamed in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Belgium

Belgium flagBelgium#102020#122021#132022

Popularity in France

France flagFrance#182020#222021#192022

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#372020#1352022#1502023

Popularity in Denmark

Denmark flagDenmark#441997#421998

Popularity in Spain

Spain flagSpain#592020#572021#532022

Popularity in Basque Country, Spain

Basque Country, Spain flagBasque Country, Spain#672020#802021#612022

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#1402020#2112021#1632022

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#1752021#2032022#1592023

Popularity in Austria

Austria flagAustria#1892016#1962020#1742021

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#1992019#1922020#2262021

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#4422020#2252021#4482022

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#2742021#2292022#6832023

Popularity in Iceland

Iceland flagIceland#2292021

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#4542021#3062022#2542023

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#2542010

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#3922020#2852022#3952023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#3282021#2922022#3212023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#2992001#3852011

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#4222016#4552017#5642018

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Mohamed a Name for Boys or Girls?

Mohamed is mainly a boy’s name, stemming from the Arabic language.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Mohamed

Mohamed in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Mohamed Salah (Footballer, 1992): An Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liverpool FC and the Egypt national team.
  • Mohamed ElBaradei (Diplomat, 1942): An Egyptian diplomat and former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
  • Mohamed Morsi (Politician, 1951–2019): An Egyptian engineer and politician who served as the fifth President of Egypt.
  • Mohamed Al-Fayed (Businessman, 1929): An Egyptian business magnate who owned Harrods department store in London.
  • Mohamed Salah ("Mo Salah: A Football Fairy Tale," 2018 Book): Chronicles the rise of the Egyptian football star.
  • Mohamed ("Ali's Wedding," 2017 Film): A character in this Australian comedy-drama about love and cultural expectations.
  • Mohamed Al Fayed ("The Murder of Princess Diana," 2007 TV Movie): Features the Egyptian businessman and his theories on Princess Diana's death.
  • Mohamed Sultan Road (Singapore): A historic road in Singapore named after Mohamed Sultan, a prominent Arab merchant who played a significant role in the development of the area.

Similar Names to Mohamed

  • Mohan
  • Mohit
  • Mohajit
  • Mohegan
  • Mohamet
  • Mohanshu
  • Mohawk
  • Mohandas
  • Mehmood
  • Mahmud

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