Mohammad

Mohammad is a male given name: 98% of people named Mohammad are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 98%Female 2%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 98% male / 2% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Arabic and Persian countries, United States, Turkey
US births since 1880: 13,369 male / 10 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Mohammad

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mohammad," in English, "Guten Tag Mohammad," in German. Mohammad is a male given name: about 98% of people named Mohammad are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Mohammad,

German

Guten Tag Mohammad,

French

Bonjour Mohammad,

Spanish

Estimado/a Mohammad:

Chinese

Mohammad您好：

Japanese

Mohammad様

English

Hi Mohammad,

German

Hi Mohammad,

French

Salut Mohammad,

Spanish

Hola Mohammad,

Chinese

Mohammad你好：

Japanese

Mohammadさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Mohammad by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Arabic and Persian countries	very common	man's name	98%
United States	common	man's name	100%
Turkey	uncommon	man's name	98%

United States birth data

13,369 male · 10 female · 13,379 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mohammad a male or female name?

Mohammad is a male given name: 98% of people named Mohammad are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Mohammad in an email?

Is Mohammad a unisex name?

Mohammad is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Mohammad are men. Mohammad leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Mohammad a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mohammad (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_mohammad,
  title  = {Is Mohammad a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mohammad},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}