Mohamad
Muhammad was an Arab religious, military and political leader, as well as the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was the final prophet of God who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets in Islam.
- Arabic
- Malay
- Indonesian
Meaning & Origin of Mohamad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Muhammad was an Arab religious, military and political leader, as well as the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was the final prophet of God who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets in Islam.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Malay
- Indonesian
The Story of Mohamad
American parents first put Mohamad on the record books as a baby boy name in 1974, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 126 Mohamads were born — ranking #1,073 that year. About 26% of every Mohamad on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mohamad ranks #1,942 for baby boys with 82 births, gradually rising (+10%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Mohamad
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About the name Mohamad
Mohamad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Mohamad's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #1,016. Use the chart and map above to compare Mohamad'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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