How popular is the name Hamed?

572 US babies were named Hamed between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1992.

What careers are people named Hamed over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Hameds show up 2.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Hamed

Hamed. 572 US babies since 1940, peak 1992. Notable Hameds are 2.1× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1992

572 US babies were named Hamed between 1940 and 2025.

Hamed around the world

France: 2,175 babies since 1900, peak 1966, No. 1,665 in 2025
England & Wales: 163 babies since 1996, peak 2012, No. 4,213 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Hameds end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	2.1×	High · 26 people
Actor	1.2×	Low · 6 people
Writer	1.0×	Low · 4 people
Singer	1.3×	Low · 4 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Hameds show up 2.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 5 Hamids spell it Hamed

Hamid 34%
Hamed 21%
Hamad 19%
Hammad 19%
Hameed 7%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1992)