Hamed
Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ح-م-د):Ḥāmed also spelled Haamed, Hamid or Hamed, and in Turkish Hamit; it means "lauder" or "one who praises". Ḥamīd also spelled Hamid, or Hameed, in Turkish is Hamit, and in Azeri is Həmid or Һәмид; it means "lauded" or "praiseworthy".
- Arabic
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Hamed
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ح-م-د):Ḥāmed also spelled Haamed, Hamid or Hamed, and in Turkish Hamit; it means "lauder" or "one who praises". Ḥamīd also spelled Hamid, or Hameed, in Turkish is Hamit, and in Azeri is Həmid or Һәмид; it means "lauded" or "praiseworthy".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Persian
The Story of Hamed
Hamed first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 19 Hameds were born — ranking #3,337 that year. As of 2026, Hamed ranks #6,840 for baby boys with 11 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 585 Hameds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Hamed
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About the name Hamed
Hamed is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 585 births in the dataset. Hamed's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #2,569. Use the chart and map above to compare Hamed's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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