Mohamed

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A few things about Mohamed you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mohamed

Mohamed Elneny

Egyptian association football player (born 1992)

Choose Mohamed and your child shares a first name with Mohamed Elneny, an Egyptian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mohamed, like who?” Mohamed Elneny's Wikipedia article is available in 46 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Анна Нэсси, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,008 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Mohamed, 568 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mohamed would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMohamed first shows up in US birth records in 1943, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 82 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2014, when it reached #428.
• 🚀TrendMohamed has climbed 29 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #527. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedMohamed is most popular in Minnesota, where it ranks #88, followed by New York (#192) and Michigan (#241). It's in the top 1,000 in 23 states.
• 💬MeaningMohamed is an Arabic form of Muhammad, which means “praised”.

About the name Mohamed

Mohamed is a boy name meaning “praised”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-med”. US birth records list Mohamed for boys from 1943 to 2025, in 69 of those 83 years. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked #428 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #527, with 568 babies.