Mohammed

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Also spelled: Mohammed- (5)

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

Mohammed first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 3,442 babies (rank #16 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,760 boys (rank #21). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Mohammed

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.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.

74,316

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,442

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	2,112	#36
1997	2,390	#33
1998	2,524	#30
1999	2,722	#29
2000	2,637	#26
2001	3,011	#22
2002	3,098	#22
2003	3,174	#21
2004	3,221	#19
2005	3,146	#20
2006	3,239	#20
2007	3,436	#17
2008	3,442	#16
2009	3,300	#16
2010	3,105	#17
2011	3,054	#19
2012	2,853	#26
2013	2,887	#23
2014	2,536	#27
2015	2,332	#29
2016	2,228	#31
2017	1,982	#30
2018	1,846	#32
2019	1,752	#31
2020	1,615	#32
2021	1,619	#35
2022	1,694	#27
2023	1,601	#28
2024	1,760	#21