Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Mohammad name popularity since 1925
17,193 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mohammad. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Mohammad is about 20 years old in 2026. Mohammad peaked in 2025 as the #562 name for boys, and it ranked #562 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,193
- Named Mohammad, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #562
- for boys in 2025 (529 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 10 girls · 17,183 boys
- Most popular in
- Virginia
- 2.66× its national share
Peak year is the year Mohammad 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.
Mohammad births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2022. Measured as a share of all babies, Mohammad peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Mohammad became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 10,500 baby boys to 1 in 6,200.
- Steepest fall: Between 2000 and 2005, its share of baby boys fell by 33%, from 1 in 3,850 to 1 in 5,790.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Mohammad's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mohammad.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mohammad in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 35 | #4,263 |
| 1970s | 0 | 439 | #1,739 |
| 1980s | 10 | 1,710 | #700 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,594 | #545 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,052 | #635 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,494 | #545 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,859 | #562 |
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
37.9% of babies named Mohammad from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Mohammad is most popular
The index compares Mohammad'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 Mohammad.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 2.66× | 922 |
| New York | 2.61× | 3,051 |
| Illinois | 2.25× | 1,688 |
| New Jersey | 2.20× | 934 |
| Maryland | 1.51× | 355 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mohammad 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad (this page) | 17,183 | 2025 |
| 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 Mohammad's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mohammad.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mohammad (2025).
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