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The baby name Hamed is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhɑː.mɛd/ (HAH-med),Arabic: /ħaːˈmid/ (HAH-mid).

Hamed is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: /ˈhɑː.mɛd/ (HAH-med),Arabic: /ħaːˈmid/ (HAH-mid)

What is the meaning of the name Hamed ?

The baby name Hamed is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhɑː.mɛd/ (HAH-med),Arabic: /ħaːˈmid/ (HAH-mid).

Hamed is Arabic in Origin.

Hamed (also transliterated Hāmed or Hameed) is a masculine name of Arabic origin, built on the root ḥ‑m‑d meaning “to praise, thank.” In classical Arabic it corresponds to Ḥāmid (حامد), “one who praises” or “thankful,” and is etymologically kin to Aḥmad and Muḥammad (“most praiseworthy,” “the praised”). In Persian and Urdu contexts the long ā often yields the spelling Hamed. Pronunciations vary: HAH-med/HAH-mid in Arabic, HAA-med in Persian. It is distinct from Hamad (حمد), a related but separate name.

Used since the earliest Islamic centuries, Hamed and its cognates spread across the Middle East, Iran, Central and South Asia, and the Muslim diaspora, bolstered by the Qur’anic centrality of ḥamd (praise). Common variants include Hamid, Hameed, Hamit (Turkish), and the feminine Hamida/Hameeda; related forms are Ahmad/Ahmed and Mahmoud/Mahmud. The name also appears as a family name in some regions.

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Hamed – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BF 0 #10 1 188
BF Boys 0 #21 6 439
OM 0 #22 146 6,215
AF Boys 0 #25 636 3,535
IR Boys 0 #26 11,146 10,162
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
AF 0 #28 58 1,883
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
GE 0 #44 1 997
CM 0 #54 3 2,592
OM Boys 0 #54 3,803 17,948
SD Boys 0 #56 1,517 10,523
LY 0 #70 1,320 12,703
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
SD 0 #71 30 2,130
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
AF Girls 0 #79 16 2,402
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
EG Boys 0 #80 13,058 15,035
YE 0 #81 686 8,639
KW 0 #84 33 5,216
RS 0 #84 1 923
QA 0 #89 12 7,011
IR 0 #93 206 4,221
IQ 0 #100 30 3,533
IQ Boys 0 #105 2,071 13,071
GE Boys 0 #107 4 2,055
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
SA 0 #117 201 10,560
JO 0 #120 18 2,158
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
AE 0 #132 46 10,220
JO Boys 0 #134 466 7,057
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
TN 0 #148 3,474 13,765
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
RS Boys 0 #152 3 2,277
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
MT Boys 0 #167 10 4,064
EG 0 #171 383 6,387
HU Boys 0 #171 4 3,954
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
Sweden Boys 2019 #182 3 1,462
KW Boys 0 #183 1,045 18,755
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
PS 0 #202 17 5,692
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
LU Boys 0 #214 7 4,970
PS Boys 0 #230 466 10,655
GR Boys 0 #232 36 6,912
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BD 0 #235 7 5,992
AO Boys 0 #244 6 5,568
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
NG 0 #254 11 5,926
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
IL 0 #265 10 6,291
OM Girls 0 #281 116 15,987
SA Boys 0 #281 5,002 28,008
DK Boys 0 #283 43 7,401
CM Boys 0 #284 351 12,054
KZ Boys 0 #292 5 6,578
SY 0 #293 748 11,684
JP Boys 0 #300 4 7,909
QA Girls 0 #303 14 15,378
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
SD Girls 0 #304 42 7,678
CN Boys 0 #308 12 9,639
IR Girls 0 #310 248 8,334
IL Boys 0 #321 350 10,983
BH 0 #323 237 17,937
Canada Boys 2018 #326 6 2,587
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
QA Boys 0 #329 434 18,093
JO Girls 0 #332 8 7,570
GH Boys 0 #334 12 8,138
PL Boys 0 #336 5 6,459
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
AE Boys 0 #346 1,291 22,615
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
Austria Boys 0 #361 82 2,180
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
France Boys 2021 #373 15 2,865
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
NL 0 #382 10 2,481
MA 0 #383 1,534 20,986
Finland Boys 0 #393 35 2,041
BD Girls 0 #402 5 8,413
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
Germany 0 #415 23 2,542
LB 0 #422 258 13,263
IQ Girls 0 #441 64 11,303
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
PA Boys 0 #462 20 9,305
KW Girls 0 #479 37 19,177
DZ 0 #480 1,068 20,130
RU Boys 0 #489 17 12,621
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
PS Girls 0 #509 15 10,981
AE Girls 0 #510 44 20,968
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
BD Boys 0 #533 44 10,045
CM Girls 0 #552 9 11,671
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
NG Boys 0 #588 434 16,906
IL Girls 0 #604 14 11,648
Germany Boys 0 #616 369 5,697
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
Finland Boys 2026 #639 44 3,552
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
EG Girls 0 #686 286 14,742
SG Boys 0 #688 10 17,960
IT 0 #691 24 4,183
CL Boys 0 #692 9 13,390
NL Boys 0 #694 263 5,873
Spain Boys 0 #696 241 5,610
NG Girls 0 #751 36 15,093
SA Girls 0 #756 180 25,931
TR 0 #764 562 19,440
BR Boys 0 #782 4 12,213
IT Boys 0 #849 681 10,046
PE Boys 0 #867 12 14,506
United States Boys 2024 #885 8 7,044
CO Boys 0 #895 26 15,656
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
IN Boys 0 #953 49 16,750
MX Boys 0 #960 23 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,040 72 25,439
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,164 15 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781

Hamed is popular in 81 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
Sweden
AE

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People also ask about Hamed

Hamed is predominantly a boy's name.
Hamed is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈhɑː.mɛd/ (HAH-med),Arabic: /ħaːˈmid/ (HAH-mid).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Hamid, Hameed, Hāmid, Hamad, Hamit and Hamidou.
Across languages, Hamed has these equivalents: Hamid (same root), Hameed (alternate transliteration), Hamit (Turkish), Hāmid (Persian), Ahmed/Ahmad (related name from same H‑M‑D root).
Yes — Hamed ranked #182 in Sweden in 2019, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Hamed ranks highest in Sweden (#182 in 2019).
Hamed's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #406 in 2011 to #373 in 2021 in France.