The baby name Mahamad is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈhɑːməd/ (approx. "muh-HAH-mud").
Mahamad is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Mahamad is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈhɑːməd/ (approx. "muh-HAH-mud").
Mahamad is Arabic in Origin.
Mahamad is a modern transliteration variant of the Arabic given name Muhammad (محمد), built on the Semitic root ḥ-m-d “to praise.” It carries the sense “the much‑praised” or “worthy of praise,” a meaning shared with cognates like Ahmad and Hamid. The spelling with initial Ma‑ha‑ reflects nonstandard Latinization in East Africa and some Francophone contexts, alongside forms such as Mahamed and Muhamad.
As the name of the Prophet of Islam (7th century CE), it spread across the Muslim world and remains among the most common male names globally. Regional variants include Muhammad/Mohammed/Mohammad/Muhammed, Mohamed (North Africa), Mohamad/Mouhamad (Levant and France), Mehmet (Turkish), and Mamadou (West Africa). Related names from the same root include Ahmad/Ahmed, Mahmud/Mahmoud, and Hamad/Hamadi. Common short forms are Mo, Medo, and Hamad. In many cultures it appears as a devotional first element in compound names (e.g., Muhammad Ali).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | Girls | 0 | #16 | 1 | 372 |
| DJ | 0 | #17 | 1 | 322 | |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #26 | 4 | 488 |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #26 | 2 | 678 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #29 | 8 | 657 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #39 | 5,535 | 13,071 |
| IQ | 0 | #66 | 68 | 3,533 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #135 | 526 | 10,523 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| YE | 0 | #188 | 238 | 8,639 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2016 | #191 | 2 | 1,526 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #218 | 360 | 11,303 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #265 | 1,445 | 15,035 |
| LY | 0 | #265 | 320 | 12,703 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #297 | 49 | 7,678 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #302 | 15 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #304 | 9 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #319 | 59 | 7,057 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| EG | 0 | #357 | 44 | 6,387 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| LB | 0 | #402 | 292 | 13,263 | |
| France | Boys | 2013 | #410 | 4 | 2,790 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #416 | 9 | 15,987 |
| SY | 0 | #421 | 356 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #441 | 351 | 18,755 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #473 | 2,339 | 28,008 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #499 | 17 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #514 | 35 | 10,655 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #514 | 194 | 18,093 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #516 | 37 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #517 | 37 | 17,937 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #520 | 31 | 12,054 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #554 | 7 | 11,671 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #580 | 28 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #597 | 9 | 10,045 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #618 | 327 | 25,931 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #676 | 7 | 3,552 |
| TN | 0 | #720 | 110 | 13,765 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #744 | 138 | 17,948 |
| MA | 0 | #774 | 369 | 20,986 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #905 | 55 | 14,742 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #912 | 201 | 25,439 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #920 | 82 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #928 | 165 | 22,615 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #929 | 23 | 16,906 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #932 | 21 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #936 | 16 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| DZ | 0 | #982 | 195 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,067 | 145 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,157 | 22 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,442 | 30 | 10,046 |
Mahamad is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:
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