MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mohamed mean?
The Arabic name Muhammad, praised, also appears as Mohamed. Ahmad and Mahmud share its praise root through different Arabic grammatical formations.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मोहमद
Conventional spelling
Arabic
محمد
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mohamed in Indian usage
86,896 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (94.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 4,862 records (5.6%).
- Recorded as male: 82,034 records (94.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 908 |
| 1940s | 2,943 |
| 1950s | 7,606 |
| 1960s | 12,204 |
| 1970s | 15,885 |
| 1980s | 20,983 |
| 1990s | 26,075 |
| Other decades | 292 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 29,556 |
| Kerala | 26,027 |
| Maharashtra | 11,329 |
| Puducherry | 4,848 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3,688 |
| Jharkhand | 3,176 |
| Haryana | 3,072 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,585 |
| Rajasthan | 1,463 |
| Punjab | 506 |
| Chandigarh | 325 |
| Goa | 313 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 249 |
| Gujarat | 220 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 198 |
| Delhi | 107 |
| Uttarakhand | 102 |
| Other states | 132 |
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 | Mohamed / M | 240 | 209 |
| Scotland | Mohamed / M | 16 | 253 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Mohamed ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- 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 Mohamed; Table_6, C214 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mohamed; Table_6, C214
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Mohamed; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mohamed; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: Muhammad ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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