Mohamed

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

Boy's name · #527 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Mohamed has appeared in US records since 1943 — best rank #428 (2014) · 19,350 babies named Mohamed all-time · 1 in 3,000 boys born in 2025.

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

Among 4,641 notable people named Mohamed:

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

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