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“praiseworthy”
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01 / Meaning & origin
محمد is a masculine given name documented in Arabic, Levantine Arabic, Persian and 5 other languages. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “praiseworthy”.
Meaning: “praiseworthy”
Derived from the passive participle of the verb حَمَّدَ (ḥammada, “to praise, commend, laud”).
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03 / By the numbers
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March–November 2024 (1403 SH, first 8 months) Spelling: محمد
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Source: Neday Ostan, reporting Bushehr civil-registration director Eskandar Pasalar · Iran — Bushehr reported newborn-name ranks, first eight months of 1403 SH (March–November 2024)
No individual counts, percentages or denominators are inferred. The separate report totals of 8,535 births, 4,455 boys and 4,080 girls are not attached to any name or assumed to share the ranking's exact inclusion rules.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Period | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| March–November 2024 (1403 SH, first 8 months) | no value | 2 | rank published; count not published |
Statistics count the spelling “محمد” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Reformatted factual-rank reuse assessment (inference); no publisher open licence verified
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
American boxer (1942–2016)
9th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer
Bangladeshi banker, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the former Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
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06 / Behind the facts
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Iran — Bushehr reported newborn-name ranks, first eight months of 1403 SH (March–November 2024)
Neday Ostan, reporting Bushehr civil-registration director Eskandar Pasalar · Reformatted factual-rank reuse assessment (inference); no publisher open licence verified · retrieved 2026-10-15
Saudi Arabia — agreed reported name ranks, 1438 AH (2016–2017)
Okaz and Sabq, reporting Civil Affairs statistics displayed at Janadriyah · Reformatted factual-rank reuse assessment (inference); no publisher open licence verified · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
