Boys' name · since 2001

Mohab

111 babies named Mohab in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,754 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,662 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
111
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Mohab is the #6662 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 111 recorded since 2001.

Social Security Administration records show Mohab recorded 111 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #6662 nationally today, ahead of 52% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.

  • #16,754 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,662 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 111 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohab ranks #16,754 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,662 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 111 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,754 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,662 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
111
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%52.1%
Mohab vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mohab's 111 recorded births place it above 63.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Mohab compares

111 28th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Mohab's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mohab Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 111 369 358,536
Peak-year births 14 34 22,252

Mohab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mohab's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mohab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
14
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
46810121416 2001200920112017202020222025 13

Mohab by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (49 births, 44% of the file).

2010s was Mohab's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Mohab births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mohab?
Since 2001, Social Security records show 111 babies named Mohab. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,754 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,662 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 14 births.
Where does Mohab sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohab ranks #16,754 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,662 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mohab most popular?
Mohab was most popular in the 2010s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Mohab been used?
Mohab has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 25 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mohab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohammed, Mohamad, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Mohab's data

  • Mohab's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mohab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mohab draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.