Boys' name · peaked in 2014
Mohamed name popularity since 1925
19,350 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mohamed. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Mohamed is about 16 years old in 2026. Mohamed peaked in 2014 as the #428 name for boys, and it ranked #527 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,350
- Named Mohamed, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #527
- for boys in 2025 (568 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 19,350 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 5.09× its national share
Peak year is the year Mohamed made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mohamed births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Mohamed both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, Mohamed became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 9,120 baby boys to 1 in 4,450.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Mohamed's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mohamed.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mohamed in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 6 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 12 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 87 | #3,803 |
| 1970s | 318 | #1,689 |
| 1980s | 1,070 | #837 |
| 1990s | 2,822 | #612 |
| 2000s | 5,327 | #478 |
| 2010s | 6,472 | #452 |
| 2020–25 | 3,236 | #527 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
43.4% of babies named Mohamed from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Mohamed is most popular
The index compares Mohamed's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mohamed.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5.09× | 1,646 |
| New York | 2.79× | 3,747 |
| Michigan | 2.56× | 1,738 |
| Maryland | 1.91× | 516 |
| New Jersey | 1.86× | 906 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mohamed and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed (this page) | 19,350 | 2014 |
| Mohammed | 16,220 | 2014 |
| Mohamad | 3,662 | 1997 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mohamed's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mohamed.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mohamed (2014).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data