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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 716 babies (rank #26 that year). In 2024 it was given to 716 boys (rank #26). The name has been rising over the last five years.

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.

9,681
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
716
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
199131#551
199228#602
199334#534
199426#604
199534#557
199649#439
199748#442
199855#400
199991#277
200088#276
2001115#221
2002128#209
2003143#199
2004155#189
2005204#151
2006254#126
2007247#139
2008303#127
2009309#124
2010339#120
2011347#116
2012349#114
2013405#100
2014414#97
2015462#79
2016470#75
2017462#75
2018515#60
2019492#63
2020553#49
2021563#46
2022615#34
2023637#30
2024716#26