Muhammad

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Muhammad first appears in the data in 1929 and has been recorded in 64 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 1,441 babies (rank #245 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,441 boys (rank #245). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

20,478

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,441

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Muhammad

Muhammadprophet · b. 571
Muhammad Aliboxer · b. 1942
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmiphilosopher · b. 780
Muhammad Yunusuniversity teacher · b. 1940

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1929	5	#4,367
1941	5	#3,846
1948	5	#4,025
1961	6	#3,936
1964	5	#4,438
1966	8	#3,163
1967	11	#2,569
1968	10	#2,853
1969	12	#2,643
1970	23	#1,880
1971	33	#1,511
1972	25	#1,807
1973	16	#2,471
1974	30	#1,647
1975	55	#1,142
1976	75	#967
1977	77	#978
1978	85	#944
1979	106	#841
1980	84	#985
1981	91	#944
1982	108	#859
1983	115	#819
1984	122	#790
1985	100	#909
1986	95	#944
1987	110	#894
1988	106	#933
1989	91	#1,112
1990	106	#1,030
1991	114	#1,012
1992	139	#898
1993	145	#887
1994	153	#868
1995	191	#778
1996	190	#774
1997	217	#720
1998	228	#723
1999	240	#699
2000	304	#618
2001	339	#591
2002	284	#660
2003	306	#652
2004	296	#681
2005	299	#691
2006	366	#639
2007	330	#705
2008	403	#616
2009	430	#601
2010	510	#506
2011	545	#481
2012	582	#469
2013	694	#423
2014	774	#400
2015	882	#365
2016	958	#352
2017	897	#369
2018	962	#346
2019	996	#337
2020	1,063	#310
2021	1,085	#307
2022	1,155	#298
2023	1,240	#272
2024	1,441	#245