Search names
moo-HAM-mad; muh-HAM-ed; muw-HUM-med
Muhammad
OriginArabic
Meaning"praiseworthy"
GenderBoy
US Rank#239
Top 1000
NB Rank#4357
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About Muhammad
Variation of Mahomet
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #400 | 774 | 402.9 |
| 2015 | #365 | 882 | 460.2 |
| 2016 | #352 | 958 | 504.8 |
| 2017 | #369 | 897 | 484.6 |
| 2018 | #346 | 962 | 529.7 |
| 2019 | #337 | 996 | 555.1 |
| 2020 | #310 | 1,063 | 615.8 |
| 2021 | #307 | 1,085 | 620.2 |
| 2022 | #298 | 1,155 | 661.5 |
| 2023 | #272 | 1,240 | 724.9 |
| 2024 | #245 | 1,441 | 836.4 |
| 2025 | #239 | 1,473 | 862.4 |
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Famous Muhammads
- Muhammad
founder of Islam.
- Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay)
American boxer
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
founder and governor,general of Pakistan
- Muhammad Iqbal
Pakistani poet
- Muhammad Wilkerson
American football player
- Muhammad Yunus
Bangladeshi economist and Nobel Prize winner
- Muhammad Zia
ul,Haq, 6th president of Pakistan
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