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Muhammad
Pronounced /mʊˈhɑməd/
Rank in 2024
#244
Born in 2024
1,441
Peak year
2024 · #244
Origin
Arabic
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 1,441 boys were named Muhammad, about 1 in every 1,190.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It first shows up in the records in 1929.
- 20,478 boys have been named Muhammad since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Muhammad per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- 0.2Gen Z1997–12
- 0.6Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 10 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 16 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 650 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,976 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Z: 5,679 babies, 0.18 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 12,147 babies, 0.56 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Transliteration of Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “praised, commendable, laudable”), the passive participle of حَمَّدَ (ḥammada, “to praise, commend, laud, extol”). From the same triconsonantal root ح م د (ḥ m d) as, but distinct from, Mahmud. Doublet of Mahound and mammet.
- (countable) A male given name from Arabic, very popular among Muslims.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Say it
- /mʊˈhɑməd/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Muhammad, CC BY-SA 4.0.