Muhammad
An Arabic name meaning "praised". It stays rare in Poland, where most people have never met one, but it's climbing: more boys were given it last year than in years past.
Muhammad Pronunciation
Muhammad is pronounced moo-KHAHM-maht (/muˈxammat/).
What Muhammad means
Where Muhammad comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Muhammad comes from Arabic, built on the three-letter root ḥ-m-d, the source of a whole family of words about praise. Read as a passive participle, the name means praised, praiseworthy, which a Polish form would render as godny pochwały.
The name belongs above all to the Prophet of Islam, and it travelled with the faith into Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Counting every spelling, it often ranks among the most given names on earth. Its reach is hard to match.
On a Polish class register, Muhammad now sits near Jakub and Antoni, borne by children of Arabic-speaking families and clerks who read it the same way it has always been read: praiseworthy.
How many people are named Muhammad
1 in 14601 men in Poland is named Muhammad. 1,462 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #805 among male names.
Muhammad's popularity over time
17 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #558 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2009.
Where Muhammad is most popular
Muhammad is most popular in Podlaskie, 303% above the national average (7 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Masovian (+253%) and Silesian (+17%). It is least common in Lesser Poland and Pomeranian, 33% and 23% below average respectively.
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Podlaskie7 boys born+303%
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Masovian33 boys born+253%
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Silesian7 boys born+17%
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Łódź3 boys born−10%
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Pomeranian3 boys born−23%
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Lesser Poland4 boys born−33%
Muhammad as a middle name
Muhammad is a first name for 1,462 men in Poland and a middle name for another 144, a 91/9 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 588th, between Marcelo (144) and Christophe (142).
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#586 Faruk144
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#587 Marcelo144
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#588 Muhammad144
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#589 Christophe142
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#590 Ethan142