Given name & surname
Muhamad
“praised, commendable, laudable”
Muhamad is a masculine given name from Arabic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Muhamad is an alternative spelling of Muhammad. Muhammad means “praised, commendable, laudable.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Muhamad is a variant of Mohammed. An origin associated with Mohammed is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Muhamad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 316
- 316 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,044 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,044 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 576 as a first name in 2020; 228 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.
Muhamad’s family of names
Muhamad has a related form in Mohammed. In English usage, Muhamad has an alternative spelling in Muhammad. In English usage, Muhamad has a related form in Muhammad.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Muhamad
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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