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Mohamed

The name Mohamed carries the meaning "Arabic, praised", with roots in Arabic. It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. It has shown up in U.S. birth records across 8 of the last twelve decades.

EtymologyVariant of Muhammad
ArabicArabic – "praised"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
7
1950s
12
1960s
86
1970s
318
1980s
1,061
1990s
2,817
2000s
5,324
2010s
5,202
Peaked in the 2000s · 14,827 total U.S. births since 1900