Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Muhammad name popularity since 1925
21,962 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Muhammad. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Muhammad is about 10 years old in 2026. Muhammad peaked in 2025 as the #239 name for boys, and it ranked #239 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,962
- Named Muhammad, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #239
- for boys in 2025 (1,473 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 21,962 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 3.34× its national share
Peak year is the year Muhammad 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.
Muhammad births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Muhammad both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Muhammad became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 19,400 baby boys to 1 in 9,970.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Muhammad's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Muhammad.
Decade by decade
Babies named Muhammad in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 10 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 53 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 524 | #1,142 |
| 1980s | 1,023 | #909 |
| 1990s | 1,727 | #778 |
| 2000s | 3,357 | #691 |
| 2010s | 7,801 | #365 |
| 2020–25 | 7,462 | #239 |
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
62.0% of babies named Muhammad from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Muhammad is most popular
The index compares Muhammad'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 Muhammad.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3.34× | 5,072 |
| Maryland | 2.66× | 812 |
| Virginia | 2.34× | 1,058 |
| New Jersey | 2.29× | 1,263 |
| Illinois | 1.42× | 1,382 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Muhammad 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad (this page) | 21,962 | 2025 |
| Muhammed | 2,600 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Muhammad's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Muhammad.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Muhammad (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