Spellings
Muhammad or Mohamed?
In the US in 2025, 46% of babies in this name family were spelled Muhammad and 18% Mohamed. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Muhammad46% of the family1,473 born in 2025#239 among boys+67% since 2015Mohamed18% of the family568 born in 2025#527 among boys−15% since 2015Mohammad16% of the family529 born in 2025#561 among boyssteady since 2015Mohammed15% of the family486 born in 2025#595 among boys−13% since 2015Mouhamed3% of the family86 born in 2025#1,837 among boys×3 since 2015Mohamad2% of the family73 born in 2025#2,035 among boys−8% since 2015
Ten years ago
Muhammad already led in 2015, with 32% of the family's births; it has 46% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,749 to 3,215 births (+17%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad | 882 | 1,473 | +67% |
| Mohamed | 671 | 568 | −15% |
| Mohammad | 524 | 529 | steady |
| Mohammed | 561 | 486 | −13% |
| Mouhamed | 32 | 86 | ×3 |
| Mohamad | 79 | 73 | −8% |
How they sound
- Muhammad /moʊˈhæməd/ (moh-HAM-ud)
- Mohamed /moʊˈhɑməd/ (moh-HAH-mud)
- Mohammad /moʊˈhɑməd/ (moh-HAH-mud)
- Mohammed /məˈhɑməd/ (muh-HAH-muhd)
- Mouhamed /muˈhɑmɛd/ (moo-HAH-med)
- Mohamad /moʊˈhɑməd/ (moh-HAH-mud)
In France
In France in 2025: Muhammad 220 births (#248 among boys), Mohamed 1,790 births (#21 among boys), Mohammad 145 births (#344 among boys), Mohammed 290 births (#187 among boys), Mouhamed 150 births (#333 among boys) and Mohamad 45 births (#840 among boys).
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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