Fun Facts About the Name Hamed
- 572 babies named Hamed: U.S. records list 572 babies given the name Hamed from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Hamed Mean?
Hamed is an Arabic male given name meaning "praiser" or "one who praises." It comes from the Arabic root ḥ-m-d, which has the core sense of praising, thanking, or commending. Hamed is the active participle of the verb ḥamida ("to praise"), formed on the pattern fāʿil, so it literally names the person who does the praising. In religious usage that praise is normally understood as directed toward God, and the related form ḥamīd ("praiseworthy") appears in Islamic tradition as one of the names of God. Spellings such as Hamid, Haamed, and Hamed are transliterations of the same Arabic name rather than distinct names.
Hamed Name History & Origins
The root ḥ-m-d is old in Arabic and is shared by several widely used names, including Muhammad ("the praised one"), Mahmoud, and Hamid. Hamed preserves the active-participle shape, describing the one who offers praise rather than the one who receives it, which distinguishes it from Muhammad and Mahmoud even though all three come from the same root.
Because the root holds a central place in Arabic and Islamic culture, the name traveled with the Arabic language and with Islam. It is used in Arabic-speaking countries and also in Iran, where Hamed (حامد) is a common given name; Turkish has the related form Hamit, and South Asian Muslim communities commonly use Hamid. The Arabic spelling and pronunciation of the name stay close across these settings, with the differences falling mainly in how the vowels and the letter ḥ are rendered in each language's script and in Latin transliteration.
How Popular is the Name Hamed?
Hamed has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1992. Its best rank was #2,613 in 1981.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,486 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #9,276 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #5,747 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #6,600 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #7,790 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,291 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #7,331 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #6,480 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #6,837 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #6,478 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #6,813 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #12,732 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #6,378 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #7,216 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #6,740 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #8,363 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #11,486 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #6,898 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #6,022 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #7,622 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #8,565 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #7,176 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #5,124 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #6,238 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #4,183 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #4,879 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #5,133 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #4,735 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #5,412 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #4,470 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #5,273 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #6,033 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #4,546 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #3,388 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #3,888 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #5,536 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,327 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #4,004 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #3,255 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1986 | #3,721 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #5,368 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #3,164 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #3,485 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #4,052 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #2,613 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1980 | #4,271 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #4,571 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #4,299 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #4,328 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #5,176 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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