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Mohsin

Boy name · 18 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Mohsin: 18 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 5 births in 1988.

Mohsin traces its roots to Arabic, where it means “beneficent” or “one who does good deeds,” deriving from the verb *ahsana* (“to do good”). Among famous bearers, Mohsin Khan is a Pakistani former cricketer who later became an actor, while Mohsin Hamid is the acclaimed Pakistani-British novelist behind *The Reluctant Fundamentalist*. The name shares its root with the Islamic concept of *ihsan* (excellence in faith) but has no direct Scottish place connections. Variations include Muhsin (more common in the Middle East) and Mohsen (prevalent in Iran). In Scotland, the name has appeared in birth records since at least the 1970s, reflecting the country’s growing South Asian community and multicultural fabric.