Given name & surname
Muhammed
“praised”
Muhammed is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in English, Turkish, Swedish, and Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Muhammed goes back to Ottoman Turkish محمد, meaning “praised.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
In Danish use, Muhammed 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Muhammed through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,600
- 2,600 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 106 babies
- 2025
- 67
- #2,159 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 67 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,159 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 106 in 2014. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,998 as a first name in 2020; 1,337 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.
Muhammed’s family of names
In English usage, Muhammed has a short form in MHD. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Muhammed has a related form in Mohammad. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Muhammed has a related form in Mohammad.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Muhammed has relatives in 14 languages.
18 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Muhammadvariant · Finnish, Norwegian Bokmål
- Mohamedvariant · Norwegian Bokmål, Danish
- Mohammadvariant · Norwegian Bokmål
- Mohammedvariant · Norwegian Bokmål, English
- Mohamadvariant · Norwegian Bokmål
- Mehmetvariant · Turkish
- Mahamedvariant · Norwegian Bokmål
- Muhamedvariant · Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian
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Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- MehmedBosnian
- Maxamedequivalent
- MahometoEsperanto
- MuhametAlbanian
- MahomaSpanish
- MohamedoEsperanto
- Mahometusequivalent
- Maomettoequivalent
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People named Muhammed
- Askia Muhammad IEmperor of the Songhai empire1443–1538
- Muhammed FarisSyrian cosmonaut (1951–2024)
- Muhammed AnasIndian sprinterborn 1994
- Muhammed BelloSultan of Sokoto1780–1837
- Muhammed Usman EduNigerian footballerborn 1994
- Muhammed LawalAmerican mixed martial artist and professional wrestlerborn 1981
- Abdullah YıldırmışTurkish archer (born 2003)
- Muhammed BadamosiGambian association football playerborn 1998
- Muhammed ŞengezerTurkish association football player (born 1997)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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