Boys' name · peaked in 2014
Mohammed name popularity since 1925
16,220 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mohammed. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Mohammed is about 19 years old in 2026. Mohammed peaked in 2014 as the #499 name for boys, and it ranked #595 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,220
- Named Mohammed, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #595
- for boys in 2025 (486 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 16,220 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 2.91× its national share
Peak year is the year Mohammed 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.
Mohammed births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Mohammed both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, Mohammed became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 8,310 baby boys to 1 in 4,840.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Mohammed's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mohammed.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mohammed in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 6 | – |
| 1930s | 8 | #2,869 |
| 1940s | 17 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 50 | #3,760 |
| 1960s | 97 | #2,719 |
| 1970s | 438 | #1,395 |
| 1980s | 1,416 | #738 |
| 1990s | 3,068 | #594 |
| 2000s | 3,844 | #626 |
| 2010s | 4,689 | #511 |
| 2020–25 | 2,587 | #595 |
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
39.4% of babies named Mohammed from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Mohammed is most popular
The index compares Mohammed'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 Mohammed.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 2.91× | 3,122 |
| Illinois | 2.28× | 1,571 |
| Michigan | 2.16× | 1,168 |
| New Jersey | 1.88× | 731 |
| Virginia | 1.63× | 520 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mohammed 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed (this page) | 16,220 | 2014 |
| Mohamed | 19,350 | 2014 |
| Mohammad | 17,183 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mohammed's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mohammed.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mohammed (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