Mohamed
moh-HAH-med
Mohamed is a variant transliteration of Muhammad, from the Arabic muḥammad meaning “praised” or “praiseworthy,” from the root ḥ-m-d expressing praise and commendation.
The name was chosen by the Prophet Muhammad for himself, replacing his birth name. It is the most common male name in the world by some estimates, used across Arab, Persian, South Asian, and African Muslim communities.
Mohamed peaked at No. 428 in 2014 with 712 births. In 2024 it ranks No. 548 with 540 births, one of several Muhammad spellings in SSA records.
What the name Mohamed means
In the United States, the name appears under multiple spellings: Muhammad, Mohammed, Mohamed, Mohammad, and Muhammed. SSA tracks each separately, which distributes the total count across forms.
Three syllables—moh-HA-med—follow the Arabic stress pattern. English speakers sometimes use the lighter pronunciation moh-HA-med, preserving the name’s recognisability across phonological systems.
Parents in Arab communities from North Africa and the Levant tend to use this spelling as the standard transliteration that reflects their regional Arabic pronunciation.
When all spelling variants are combined, Muhammad in its various forms is likely among the most commonly given names to baby boys in the United States—its fragmentation across spellings obscures its true scale.
US popularity over time
Numerology and symbolism
Based on Pythagorean numerology — a traditional system linking name letters to numbers. Presented for cultural interest.
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