Mohammad
Meaning
Persian form of Muhammad, "praised, commendable" (Arabic root hamida, "to praise")
The story
Mohammad is the Persian form of Muhammad, and an alternate transcription used across several languages, of the Arabic name meaning "praised, commendable", from the root hamida, "to praise". It is the name of the prophet of Islam, which is why some form of it is among the most given names on earth. The American record of this spelling reads like a story of arrival: about 35 boys in the 1960s, about 440 in the 1970s, about 3,600 in the 1990s, about 4,100 in the 2000s and about 4,500 in the 2010s, each completed decade higher than the one before, with about 2,900 so far in this one. The differences among Muhammad, Mohammed and Mohammad are transcription differences, not different names: Behind the Name files this one as the Persian form and an alternate transcription for Arabic and several other languages. The meaning needs no polish: praised.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mohammad peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
269 people · the #20,585 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 31
Among people named Mohammad living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Mohammad
Most people given the name Mohammad in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Mohammad deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Mohammad truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Mohammad fits with your family’s names and surname.
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