Mohamed

moh·HAH·med · 3 syllables

Mohamed is distinctive.

90/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

Pronunciation & Spelling
Effortless
91/100
Everyday Use
Low risk
95/100
Growing Up
Strong lifetime fit
Works comfortably across child and adult settings.
82/100
International Use
Broad international fit
Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.
85/100

NAME DETAILS

CLOSE SPELLINGS: Mohammed; Mohammad; Mohamad
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS: Mehmet; Muhamed; Magomed

ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Mohamed is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Muhammad (محمّد), derived from the Arabic root ḥamida, "to praise," and traditionally translated as "praised" or "commendable."

محمّد (Arabic). Muhammad (c. 570-632 CE) was the founder of Islam, who according to Islamic tradition began receiving the Quran's revelations from the angel Gabriel at age 40 and whose followers came to control most of the Arabian Peninsula by the time of his death around 632 CE, after his conquest of Mecca.
Mythological and religious contextGiven in honor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, founder of Islam and, per Islamic tradition, the recipient of the Quran's revelations beginning around age 40.

POPULARITY

Mohamed over time

United States

#527RANK

Rank #527 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #527 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

moh·HAH·med

STRESS ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE

CLOSE SPELLINGS

Mohammed
Mohammad
Mohamad

OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS

Muhammad, Mohammed, Muhammed, Mohamadalternate transcriptions
MehmetTR/Albanian
MuhamedBosnian
MagomedRU

PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Three syllables and phonetically regular; extremely widely recognized internationally, so a child bearing this name will rarely encounter unfamiliarity, though English-speaking peers may need to learn the correct "h" and stress placement.

INTO ADULTHOOD

Reads as classic, mature, strong, and serious in adult contexts per user-perception data; one of the most widely used given names in the world for adult men across Muslim-majority countries and diaspora communities.

Cultural Footprint

One of the most common given names in the world, used across Arabic, Dhivehi, Swahili, Malay, and Somali-speaking Muslim communities, given in honor of the Prophet Muhammad; in the US it functions as a marker of Muslim faith and/or Arab, South Asian, or African heritage depending on the family.

More about Mohamed

FORMALITY

Functions as a complete formal given name; informal short forms exist regionally (e.g. "Momo," "Hamid") but are not independently documented in the source consulted.

Names around it

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CLOSE SPELLING

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Mohamed is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

English speakers will most likely pronounce it correctly on the first try. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

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