Mohammed

“the praised one”

Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Mohammed

Mohammed means “the praised one” and is of Arabic origin.

It peaked in 2018.
Over recent years, Mohammed has been stable (−0.8% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mohammed every 1.3 schools, all spellings combined.

Mohammed ranks 22^nd in England and Wales, 127^th in Scotland and 132^nd in Ontario (Canada), against 190^th in France.

England and WalesONS · 2023-25
22^nd boys’ name5,073 babies in 3 years1 boy in 163+1.3% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
127^th boys’ name111 babies in 3 years1 boy in 540−0.6% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
162^nd boys’ name90 babies in 3 years1 boy in 547+5.4% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
132^nd boys’ name286 babies in 3 years1 boy in 594+6.5% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
379^th boys’ name27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,650
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
300^th boys’ name41 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,752
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
384^th boys’ name9 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,830
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
597^th boys’ name1,419 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,623+3.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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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