In April 2017, the Chinese government prohibited parents from choosing the name Muhammad as the given name for a child. In the 1990 United States census, the Muhammad variant of the spelling was ranked 4,194 out of 88,799 for people of all ages. According to the Social Security Administration, Mohammad was ranked 589th, Mohammed 633rd, and Muhammad the 639th most popular first name for newborns in 2006. In 2009 Muhammad, the most common spelling variant, was ranked 430th in the US. In May 2006, it was reported that statistics indicate that some 8,928 Danish Muslims carry the name Muhammad and that in 2004 alone, 167 new-born babies were registered. Similarly, since 2008 it has been the most popular baby boy name in Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium's most Muslim-populated cities. Mohammed and Mohamed were the most popular baby name in département Seine-Saint-Denis (2002, 2008) and in Marseilles (2007, 2009), France. Based on statistics for the 100 most popular boys' names in England and Wales, the combined count for Muhammad and Mohammed (6233) was higher than Oliver and Olly (6049), but lower than the combined count for Harry and Henry (7684).
It is sometimes reported that Muhammad is the most popular boy’s name in all of Britain however, this is based on combining multiple spelling variations such as Mohammed, but not combining spelling variants of popular British names such as Ollie and Olly. It is estimated that more than 150 million men and boys in the world bear the name Muhammad due to its relationship to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. For example, Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, Siad Barre, Zia-ul-Haq, Ayub Khan and Nawaz Sharif use their second given name.Īccording to the sixth edition of The Columbia Encyclopedia (2000), Muhammad is probably the most common given name in the world, including variations. Some men who have Muhammad (or variant) as a first name choose not to use it, as it is such a common name. This is only done if the person has a second given name. In some cases it may be to keep a personal name less tied to a religious context. because of its utmost meaning, its popularity has meant that it can become hard to distinguish people when there is a multitude with the same name. The name may be abbreviated to Md., Mohd., Muhd., Mhd., or simply M. Muhammed, Mohammad, Mohammed, Mo or Moe (Nickname) Mohammad, Muhamad, Mochamad, Mohamad, Muhd, Mohd, Md Mohamed, Mohammed, Ahmed, M'hamed, Momo or Mao (Nickname)īrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand Other Arabic names from the same root include Mahmud, Ahmed, Hamed, Tahmid and Hamid.
The name has one of the highest numbers of English spelling variants in the world. However, its actual pronunciation differs colloquially, for example, in Egyptian Arabic: IPA:, while in exclusively religious contexts, talking about Islam: IPA. The name Muḥammad is the standard, primary transliteration of the Arabic given name, محمد, that comes from the Arabic passive participle of ḥammada ( حَمَّدَ), praise, and further from triconsonantal Semitic root Ḥ-M-D ( praise) hence praised, or praiseworthy. It is thought to be the most popular name in the world, being given to an estimated 150 million men and boys.
The word can therefore be translated as "praised, commendable, laudable". Muhammad ( Arabic: مُحَمَّد Mohammed) is the primary transliteration of the Arabic given name that comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb ḥammada (حَمَّدَ), praise, which comes from the triconsonantal Semitic root Ḥ-M-D. Moohammed, Magomed, Mahmad, Mehmed, Mamadou, Muhammadu, Mahamed, Mohamad, Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhamad, Muhamed, Muhamet, Muhammed, Muhammet, Mahammud, Mehmet, Mohd, Muh, Mahamid, Mochamad, Mohamud, Mokhmad, Magomad, Mukhammad, Md, JSTOR ( November 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.