babyNamedHamed
“who praises God, grateful”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,596th
- births in 2023–2025
- 65
- babies born in France
- 1 in 27,778
- +4.2% a year recently
- Rising
- record year (since 1900)
- 1966
Meaning and origin of Hamed
Hamed is thought to mean “who praises God, grateful” and is of Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Hamed in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1966.
- Over recent years, Hamed has been rising (+4.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Hamed every 6.7 schools, all spellings combined.
Hamed in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
8 babies in 3 years1 boy in 103,294
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 155,804
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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