Hammad
Boy name · 8 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Hammad: 8 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 5 births in 2002.
Hammad is an Arabic name meaning “praiseworthy,” derived from the same triliteral root Ḥ-M-D as Muhammad and Ahmad. It has been borne by several early Islamic scholars, including Hammad ibn Salamah, a renowned hadith collector, and Hammad al-Harrani, a 12th-century poet and philologist. The name’s root also appears in the place name Medina, but no direct place connection is widely known. Sharing its origin with the common variant Hamid, Hammad is a classic choice in Muslim communities around the world and appears among Scotland’s diverse naming records from 1974 onward, reflecting the country’s growing multicultural heritage.
Boy 2 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20025 babies
- Latest (2020)
- #7113 babies
- Total births
- 8since 2002
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y