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Baby name
Muhammad
Boy
Origin of the name
Muhammad comes from Arabic, meaning “praised.” It is the name of the Prophet of Islam.
Rising name
21,962births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 239rank at its peak, in 2025
Where babies named Muhammad are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Muhammad is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Muhammad is most common in New York (3.8 times), Maryland (2.6) and New Jersey (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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