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Mohamed

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Origin of the name

Mohamed is a spelling of Muhammad, from the Arabic, “praised.” As the name of the Prophet of Islam, it is one of the most common names in the world.

Rising name

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2014 was its best year: 712 births, or 1 baby in 5,206. The name is holding close to its all-time high. Its rank in 2025: No. 527. 33% of all babies named Mohamed since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
19,350births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 428rank at its peak, in 2014

Where babies named Mohamed are born

2014

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The darker the blue, the more common Mohamed is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Mohamed is most common in Minnesota (5.4 times), New York (3.2) and Michigan (2.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Mohammed · Iker · Pierce · Gunnar · Porter · Ahmed

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