Mohamed

“Variant of Muhammad — Praised, praiseworthy” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #527 in the US (2025) · Trending

Mohamed is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1943, it stood at #527 in 2025; about 19,000 boys have been named Mohamed along the way. In Minnesota it runs about 8× its national rate and ranks #89. Together with its spelling variants Muhammad (#239), Mohammad (#562), and Mohammed (#595), Mohamed would rank around #118 with about 3,100 births last year — the newborns split about 48/19/17/16 across Muhammad, Mohamed, Mohammad, and Mohammed.

Around the world: #11 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #13 in Belgium (2025) · #21 in France (2025) · #63 in Spain (2024) · #100 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mohameds

Mohamed Morsi — President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
Mohamed Salah — Egyptian association football player (born 1992)
Mohamed ElBaradei — Egyptian law scholar and diplomat, 4th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
Mohamed Naguib — 1st President of the Republic of Egypt (1901–1984)
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz — President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019

What Mohameds become

Among 4,641 notable people named Mohamed:

Sports figures appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mohamed Salah, Egyptian association football player (born 1992).

Similar names: Mohammed · Abdullah · Morgan · Hassan · Ahmed · Mustafa

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