Hamed
How to say it: ah-MED · /aˈmed/
Arabic Hamid meaning 'praised, praiseworthy' - variant of Ahmed/Mohamed, common across North Africa and Middle East.
Hamed was the 3,241st most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 9 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are up about 7% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,827 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #3,241 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 9 |
| Share of births | 1 in 127,513 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | +7% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,827 |
| In France, 2025 | #889 among boys’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Hamed has never gone out of use: even its quietest decade kept at least a quarter of its peak.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Hamed is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #889 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Hamed
- Hamed Haddadi (born 1985)Iranian basketball player
- Hamed Junior Traoré (born 2000)Ivorian association football player
- Hamed Namouchi (born 1984)Tunisian and French association football player
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