Mohammed

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

Boy's name · #595 in the US (2025) · Trending

Mohammed is climbing: on the charts since 1922, it is ranked #595 in 2025, with about 490 boys given the name last year. Roughly 16,000 have carried it all-time. Together with its spelling variants Muhammad (#239), Mohamed (#527), and Mohammad (#562), Mohammed 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: #20 in England & Wales (2025) · #22 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #56 in Belgium (2025).

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

Famous Mohammeds

Mohammed VI of Morocco — King of Morocco since 1999
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud — Saudi crown prince (born 1985)
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum — ruler of Dubai (born 1949)
Mohammed Zahir Shah — King of Afghanistan (1933-1973)
Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan — President of the United Arab Emirates

In stories & tradition

Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab — The Adventures of Tintin · The Red Sea Sharks
Mohammed Avdol — JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Mohammed — Manifest Destiny

What Mohammeds become

Among 2,203 notable people named Mohammed:

Political leaders appear 1.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mohammed VI of Morocco, King of Morocco since 1999.

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

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