Muhammad

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Muhammad is an Arabic given male name meaning "praiseworthy". The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb แธฅammada, meaning "to praise", which itself comes from the triconsonantal Semitic root แธค-M-D.

From Wikipedia

Muhammad first appears in the data in 2012 and has been recorded in 14 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2025 with 455 babies (rank #35 that year). In 2025 it was given to 455 boys (rank #35). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Muhammad

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Muhammad yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,779
Total babies (all years)
14
Years in the data
455
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
2012113#99
2013131#95
2014228#81
2015226#111
2016300#113
2017288#80
2018328#70
2019351#76
2020349#64
2021172#83
2022197#73
2023200#71
2024441#37
2025455#35