Mohammed Boy
How popular is Mohammed?
#595 boy name in 2025
486 baby boys were named Mohammed in the US in 2025, making it the 595th most popular boy name.
Mohammed popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #595 for boys (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 486 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #511 in 2015, #641 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (566 boys) |
| Highest rank | #479 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1922 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mohammed counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mohamed family of names ranked #324 for boys in 2025 (#330 the year before), with 1,054 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed | 568 | 54% |
| Mohammed | 486 | 46% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mohammed is most popular
Babies named Mohammed per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 1.0 per 1,000 (198 boys)
- New York: 0.8 per 1,000 (351 boys)
- Illinois: 0.8 per 1,000 (198 boys)
- Virginia: 0.5 per 1,000 (86 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.4 per 1,000 (79 boys)
Mohammed by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1930s | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1940s | 17 | #2,918 |
| 1950s | 50 | #2,873 |
| 1960s | 97 | #1,961 |
| 1970s | 438 | #952 |
| 1980s | 1,416 | #693 |
| 1990s | 3,068 | #490 |
| 2000s | 3,844 | #479 |
| 2010s | 4,689 | #498 |
| 2020s | 2,587 | #595 |
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Questions
- Is Mohammed a boy or girl name?
- Mohammed is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mohammed were boys.
- How popular is the name Mohammed?
- 486 baby boys were named Mohammed in the US in 2025, making it the 595th most popular boy name.
- When was Mohammed most popular?
- Mohammed peaked in 2014, when 566 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #479 in 2001.
- How many people are named Mohammed?
- 16,225 babies have been named Mohammed in the US since 1880. We estimate about 15,868 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Mohammed most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mohammed was most common in Michigan, at 1.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.