An estimated 150 million people worldwide are named Mohammad after the Islam prophet.

Most popular name in the world muhammad. Muhammad is the most common given name in the world. A look at the background of how Prophet Muhammad pbuh lived through against all odds to make his name the most popular in the world. Oliver was declared the most popular boys name for the fourth year running but some readers asked if there were actually more babies called Muhammad.

The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. More than 7400 boys were called Muhammad Mohammed or Mohammad last year. Because Muhammed and its variations - Mohammed Mohamad - is a very common name given to children in Muslim families sometimes to more than one boy in a single family.

The name Noah has been awarded second place while the name Oliver has failed to maintain its place in the top 3 first time in 9 years. THE most popular baby names this year have been revealed with Muhammad making the top ten in a coveted list for the first time in the US. 20 rows a b Every year the United States Social Securitys Office of the Chief Actuary publishes a.

Not just 201920 Muhammad was also crowned as the most popular name in the UK back in 2014 as well as in 2015. CNN For the first time Muhammad is one of the top 10 most popular baby names for boys in the United States according to data from the parenting website BabyCenter. It is estimated that more than 150 million men and boys in the world bear the name Muhammad.

This is thought to be due to the increasing global population of Muslims which grew from around 11 billion members worldwide in 1990 to over 16 billion in 2010. Oliver the name which officially took the top spot was only given to 6949 babies. In Brussels Amsterdam Copenhagen and Oslo the name has already gained the top slot.

Murtaza Shibli of the Muslim Council of Britain proclaimed that he was not taken aback while discovering that the name Mohammed is the most popular. They also wanted to know which names. The most popular variation on the list is Muhammad which placed 12th with 3730 boys born with the name.