Given name & surname
Mohammad
“to praise, commend, laud”
Mohammad is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in English and Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mohammad is a romanization of محمد. محمد goes back to a word meaning “to praise, commend, laud.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Mohammad has an alternative spelling in 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 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mohammad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,193
- 17,183 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 538 babies
- 2025
- 529
- #562 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 529 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 562 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (83). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 51,757 as a first name in 2020; 7,792 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.
Mohammad’s family of names
In English usage, Mohammad has a short form in MHD. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Mohammad has a related form in Mohamed. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Mohammad has a related form in Mohamed.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Muhammadvariant · Norwegian Bokmål, English
- Mohamedvariant · Norwegian Bokmål
- Mohammedvariant · Norwegian Bokmål, English
- Mohamadvariant · Norwegian Bokmål
- Muhammedvariant · Norwegian Bokmål
- Mahamedvariant · Norwegian Bokmål
- Muhamedvariant · Norwegian Bokmål
- Mohhammadlikely variant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mohammad
- Mohammad KhatamiPresident of Iran from 1997 to 2005born 1943
- Mohammad Zahir ShahKing of Afghanistan (1933-1973)1914–2007
- Mohammad Mosaddeghformer Prime Minister of Iran (1882–1967)
- Mohammad Najibullah4th General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan1947–1996
- Agha Mohammad Khan Qajarfounder of the Qajar Dynasty (1796–1797)1742–1797
- Mohammad Daoud Khanpolitician, first President of Afghanistan (1973-1978)1909–1978
- Hasan AkhundPrime Minister of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistanborn 2000
- Mohammad Ali Shah QajarThe sixth Shah of Iran Qajar (1907–1909)1872–1925
- Mohammad Hatta1st vice president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1956 (1902–1980)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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