Muhammad

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Also spelled: Muhammad- (12)

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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 5,721 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2024 it was given to 5,721 boys (rank #1). 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.

72,223
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
5,721
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
1996441#108
1997552#95
1998621#89
1999659#82
2000780#69
2001861#69
2002979#61
20031,048#61
20041,286#51
20051,318#52
20061,636#43
20071,815#38
20082,081#37
20092,162#36
20102,451#31
20112,854#22
20123,161#19
20133,499#15
20143,588#14
20153,730#12
20163,908#8
20173,691#10
20183,507#8
20193,604#7
20203,710#5
20213,722#5
20224,177#2
20234,661#1
20245,721#1