UK boy's name
Mahomed
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Mahomed is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Mahomed popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4810, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 9 births.
This profile covers 51 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 1996 to 2016. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 33% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 53 living people in the UK are called Mahomed. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Mahomed ranked #4810 for boys in England and Wales in 2016, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 9 boys were registered as Mahomed.
- • Mahomed ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #378 in 1993.
- • About 53 living people in the UK are estimated to have Mahomed as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4810
2016
Births in 2016
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
9 births
Estimated living
53
2026
Popularity
Mahomed over time
The chart below shows babies named Mahomed registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Mahomed, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2016, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mahomed by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Mahomed was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4810 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3150 | 24 | 6 |
| 1990s | #1939 | 24 | 4 |
Geography
Where Mahomed is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Mahomed. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Mahomed ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #378 in 1993.
Across the UK
Mahomed in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#378 in 1993
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Mahomed
- Matthew 80,931
- Mohammed 74,321
- Muhammad 72,235
- Max 59,807
- Michael 47,075
- Mason 38,935
- Mohammad 25,910
- Morgan 15,994
- Muhammed 11,527
- Mark 11,336
- Marcus 11,257
- Maxwell 10,006
FAQ
Mahomed: questions and answers
How popular is the name Mahomed in the UK right now?
In 2016, Mahomed was ranked #4810 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Mahomed most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 9 babies registered as Mahomed in England and Wales.
How many people are called Mahomed in the UK?
A total of 51 babies have been registered as Mahomed across the 11 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Mahomed most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Mahomed ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #378 in 1993. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.