Given name & surname
Mahamed
“praised, commendable”
Mahamed is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mahamed is a form of Muhammad. Muhammad means “praised, commendable.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Mahamed is a variant of Muhammad. An origin associated with Muhammad is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mahamed through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 415
- 415 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,486 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,486 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Minnesota had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 578 as a first name in 2020; 865 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mahamed’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Mahamed has a related form in Mohammad. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Mahamed has a related form in Mohammad. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Mahamed has a related form in Mohamed.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Mahamed
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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