US rank #1973 Boys' name Peak 1999 3,589 births

Mohamad — #1973 US boys' name

3,589 babies named Mohamad in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1973
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Mohamad was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

126 babies were named Mohamad in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mohamad

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,589 babies named Mohamad between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mohamad currently holds the #1973 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 126 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mohamad performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 978 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mohamad shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 833 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Mohamad in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mohamad in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,589 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mohamad at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,589

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1999

126 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,973

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mohamad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
126
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Mohamad by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
978 births that decade — 27% of Mohamad's all-time total
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Mohamad by state

Where Mohamad concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mohamad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
833 23.2%
#2 California
428 11.9%
#3 New York
342 9.5%
#4 Texas
230 6.4%
#5 Illinois
141 3.9%
#6 Ohio
93 2.6%
#7 New Jersey
85 2.4%
#8 Florida
63 1.8%
Michigan share of Mohamad's total US births 23.2%
Even split

833 of 3,589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Mohamad appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mohamad?
3,589 babies have been named Mohamad since 1974. It currently ranks #1973 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 126 births.
When was Mohamad most popular?
Mohamad was most popular in the 1990s decade with 978 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Mohamad most popular?
The top states for the name Mohamad are Michigan (833 births), California (428 births), New York (342 births).
How long has the name Mohamad been used?
Mohamad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mohamad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohammed, Mohsin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.