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Mohammed

Mohammed means “praiseworthy” (Arabic origin). 16,206 US babies since 1940, peak 2014.

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What it means

“praiseworthy”

ArabicWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2014

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16,206 US babies were named Mohammed between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Mohammed (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 3 Mohameds spell it Mohammed

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

Name twins (peaked around 2014)