MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mahammad mean?
The Arabic name Muhammad appears regionally as Mahammad. The Arabic root ḥ-m-d concerns praise and also underlies Ahmad.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
महम्मद
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mahammad in Indian usage
42,121 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,232 records (7.7%).
- Recorded as male: 38,889 records (92.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 740 |
| 1940s | 1,972 |
| 1950s | 3,836 |
| 1960s | 6,314 |
| 1970s | 9,930 |
| 1980s | 10,980 |
| 1990s | 8,023 |
| Other decades | 326 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 14,519 |
| Bihar | 12,952 |
| Maharashtra | 6,112 |
| Assam | 3,506 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,656 |
| Karnataka | 563 |
| Kerala | 506 |
| Tripura | 446 |
| Jharkhand | 405 |
| Goa | 114 |
| Other states | 342 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Mahammad / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Mahammad; Table_6, C5995 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mahammad; Table_6, C5995