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Mohamed

Quick answerMohamed derives from the Arabic root h-m-d, meaning "praised" or "commendable," and is the Anglicized spelling of the Arabic name Muhammad.

Arabic · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#527
TrendStable
Peak year2014
Syllables3
OriginArabic
LanguageArabic
CultureArabic, Dhivehi, Swahili, Malay, Somali
ReligionIslam
Letters7
Numerology5 Chaldean 3
Global rank#11

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Mohamed

Mohamed derives from the Arabic root h-m-d, meaning "praised" or "commendable," and is the Anglicized spelling of the Arabic name Muhammad.

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Etymology

Mohamed derives from the Arabic root h-m-d, meaning "praised" or "commendable," and is the Anglicized spelling of the Arabic name Muhammad. The name is predominantly used in Islamic cultures and Arab communities worldwide, historically borne most famously by the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam in the 7th century CE.

Mohamed currently ranks #527 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2014.

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