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The baby name Muhamad is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /muˈhæməd/ (MOO-ham-uhd).

Muhamad is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: /muˈhæməd/ (MOO-ham-uhd)

What is the meaning of the name Muhamad ?

The baby name Muhamad is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /muˈhæməd/ (MOO-ham-uhd).

Muhamad is Arabic in Origin.

Muhamad is a streamlined transliteration of the Arabic Muhammad (محمّد), built on the Semitic root ḥ‑m‑d “to praise.” Morphologically a passive participle, it means “praised” or “praiseworthy,” and is closely related to Ahmad, “more praiseworthy.” The spelling Muhamad is common in Southeast Asia (notably Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia), where transliteration norms favor reduced double letters.

As the name of the Prophet of Islam (570–632 CE), it became the most widely used male given name in the Muslim world and beyond, spreading with Islam into Africa, the Balkans, South Asia, and maritime Southeast Asia. It often appears as the first element in compound names or as an honorific given name preceding a distinctive middle name. Major variants include Muhammad, Mohammad, Mohamed, Muhammed, Muhamed, Muhamet, Mehmet (Turkish), Mamadou (West African), and the archaic European form Mahomet.

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Muhamad – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MY Boys 0 #5 24,374 25,439
MY 0 #11 1,077 12,352
IQ Boys 0 #18 10,188 13,071
BN 0 #25 8 2,297
ID Boys 0 #26 141 4,130
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
IQ 0 #29 153 3,533
ID 0 #32 8 2,238
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
BN Boys 0 #42 110 6,332
AF 0 #72 5 1,883
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
MV Boys 0 #76 4 3,375
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
QA 0 #90 11 7,011
AF Girls 0 #92 3 2,402
TW 0 #99 5 4,523
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
BN Girls 0 #112 3 5,459
KW 0 #114 8 5,216
OM 0 #117 5 6,215
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
JO 0 #136 5 2,158
IQ Girls 0 #146 605 11,303
TW Boys 0 #164 83 7,111
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
Sweden Boys 2019 #181 4 1,462
AE 0 #183 5 10,220
SY 0 #193 1,360 11,684
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
PS 0 #204 15 5,692
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
AF Boys 0 #233 38 3,535
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
GR Boys 0 #235 33 6,912
EG Boys 0 #236 1,785 15,035
SA 0 #236 60 10,560
SA Boys 0 #238 5,912 28,008
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
SG 0 #242 28 11,010
JO Boys 0 #243 146 7,057
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
IL 0 #264 11 6,291
TW Girls 0 #267 10 8,139
SD Boys 0 #270 188 10,523
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
JP Boys 0 #282 16 7,909
KZ Boys 0 #292 5 6,578
QA Girls 0 #297 20 15,378
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
DK Boys 0 #304 22 7,401
YE 0 #305 77 8,639
EG 0 #309 93 6,387
PS Boys 0 #318 266 10,655
Canada Boys 2018 #324 8 2,587
SG Boys 0 #326 471 17,960
IL Boys 0 #329 328 10,983
SD Girls 0 #329 17 7,678
AE Boys 0 #330 1,387 22,615
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
PL Boys 0 #338 3 6,459
OM Boys 0 #340 773 17,948
MU Boys 0 #345 13 8,477
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
OM Girls 0 #361 36 15,987
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
Finland Boys 0 #395 33 2,041
RU Boys 0 #396 110 12,621
BH 0 #400 154 17,937
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
QA Boys 0 #410 316 18,093
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
Austria Boys 0 #429 14 2,180
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
KW Boys 0 #432 364 18,755
LB 0 #447 222 13,263
LY 0 #447 89 12,703
AE Girls 0 #464 90 20,968
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
KW Girls 0 #480 36 19,177
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
IR Boys 0 #501 52 10,162
HK Boys 0 #502 26 12,905
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
RU Girls 0 #519 5 11,913
CM Boys 0 #535 16 12,054
PS Girls 0 #540 8 10,981
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
BD Boys 0 #549 28 10,045
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
SG Girls 0 #576 11 18,916
SA Girls 0 #581 370 25,931
IL Girls 0 #608 10 11,648
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
HK Girls 0 #646 5 16,104
Finland Boys 2026 #654 29 3,552
TR 0 #677 855 19,440
MY Girls 0 #695 310 24,821
NG Girls 0 #776 11 15,093
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
TN 0 #817 13 13,765
Germany Boys 0 #843 110 5,697
NG Boys 0 #859 93 16,906
United States Boys 2024 #881 12 7,044
Spain Boys 0 #898 33 5,610
NL Boys 0 #911 41 5,873
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
EG Girls 0 #942 18 14,742
MA 0 #967 162 20,986
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
IN Boys 0 #985 17 16,750
ZA Boys 0 #1,059 120 25,619
DZ 0 #1,075 102 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,126 16 25,928
IT Boys 0 #1,407 65 10,046

Muhamad is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
Sweden
Canada
AE

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People also ask about Muhamad

Muhamad is predominantly a boy's name.
Muhamad is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /muˈhæməd/ (MOO-ham-uhd).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Muhammad, Mohammad, Mohamed, Mohammed, Muhammed and Mohamad.
Across languages, Muhamad has these equivalents: Mehmet (Turkish), Mamadou (West African), Mahammad (Persian).
Yes — Muhamad ranked #181 in Sweden in 2019, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Muhamad ranks highest in Sweden (#181 in 2019).
Muhamad's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #871 in 2014 to #881 in 2024 in United States.