Muhammad is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “praised.” In 2024 it was given to 1,441 boys in the United States.
Muhammad belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “praised” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Muhammad first appears in Social Security records in 1929. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #245 in 2024, and in 2024 1,441 babies received the name — 20,478 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Muhammad means “praised” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Muhammad is a boy name. In 2024, 1,441 babies received the name in the US.
Muhammad comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Muhammad first appears in US records in 1929. Its best-ever ranking was #245 in 2024, and 1,441 babies were given the name in 2024.
Muhammad is pronounced /mʊˈhɑməd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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