Mohammad
An Arabic name meaning "praiseworthy". Fewer than 1,400 men in Poland carry it and almost no boys get it now, so most Poles will never meet one.
Mohammad Pronunciation
Mohammad is pronounced mo-KHAHM-maht (/mɔˈxammat/).
What Mohammad means
Where Mohammad comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Mohammad comes from Arabic, built on the consonant root h-m-d, a cluster of sounds tied to praise. The form muḥammad is a passive participle, and it means praiseworthy, one deserving of praise. The meaning is simple.
The best documented bearer is the Prophet Muhammad, born in Mecca around 570 and the founder of Islam. His name spread with the faith across Asia and Africa, and today it ranks among the most common given names on earth. In Poland the spelling Mohammad marks a family with roots outside the old Catholic calendar, so it appears on no traditional name-day list.
Picture the class register on the first day of school, where the teacher reads Mohammad between a Zofia and a Wojciech. The name gets no day of its own. Whatever the register holds around it, the short meaning stays fixed: praiseworthy, godny pochwały.
How many people are named Mohammad
1 in 15379 men in Poland is named Mohammad. 1,388 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #827 among male names.
Mohammad's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Mohammad is most popular
Mohammad is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (5 boys born 2019–2025).
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Mohammad as a middle name
Mohammad is a first name for 1,388 men in Poland and a middle name for another 138, a 91/9 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 600th, between Guillermo (138) and René (137).
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#598 Miłosław139
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#599 Guillermo138
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#600 Mohammad138
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#601 René137
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#602 Brandon136