Md is a distinctive boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #539 in 2023 with 71 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2024 with 120 births ranking #361. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 610.0%. In 2023, approximately 1 in every 3,897 boys born was named Md. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Md is usually used as an abbreviation rather than as a full traditional given name in its own right. In many South Asian records and naming contexts it commonly stands for Muhammad.
Because it functions mainly as a shortened written form, Md does not carry a separate settled meaning of its own in the way a full given name usually would. It is best documented as an abbreviated naming form.