Muhammad
moo-HAM-mad; muh-HAM-ed; muw-HUM-med
Arabic
"praiseworthy"
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Updated Wed Oct 15 2025
Muhammad Origin and Meaning
Variation of Mahomet
# 245 in the US
Muhammad Rank in US Top 1000
Popularity of the name Muhammad
- 245US2024
- 1948Nameberry2025
- 26Canada2024
- 88Future2035
- 1England2024
- 2scotland2024
- 45Ireland2024
- 38Australia2024
- 75New Zealand2024
- 72Germany2017
- 18Norway2023
Famous People Named Muhammad
- Muhammadfounder of Islam.
- Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay)American boxer
- Muhammad Ali Jinnahfounder and governor,general of Pakistan
- Muhammad IqbalPakistani poet
- Muhammad WilkersonAmerican football player
- Muhammad YunusBangladeshi economist and Nobel Prize winner
- Muhammad Ziaul,Haq, 6th president of Pakistan
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