Boys' name · since 1943
Mohamed
19,350 babies named Mohamed in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #528 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,350
- born since 1943
- 2010s
- peak decade
19,350 babies have been named Mohamed since 1943, making it today's #528 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mohamed recorded 19,350 times among boys since 1943, holding rank #528 nationally today, ahead of 96% 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 1943 to 2025.
- #848 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #528 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 19,350 born since 1943
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohamed ranks #848 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #528 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 19,350 born since 1943, peaking in the 2010s.
- #848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #528 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,350
- born since 1943
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mohamed's 19,350 recorded births place it above 98.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mohamed compares
19,350 Top 7% higher than 93% of 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
Mohamed's all-time total is 52x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mohamed | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,350 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 712 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mohamed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mohamed's full recorded timeline at 1991, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 712 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mohamed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 712
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Mohamed by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,472 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Mohamed's strongest decade.
6,472 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mohamed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s 318
1970s
318 births
- 1980s 1,070
1980s
1,070 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,822 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,327 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,472 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,236 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,472 births (33% of all-time use).
How Mohamed compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mohamed's total volume
Mohamed by state
Where Mohamed concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,747 | 19.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 1,738 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 1,646 | 8.5% |
| #4 | California | | 1,324 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,210 | 6.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 906 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 675 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 659 | 3.4% |
3,747 of 19,350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Mohamed appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mohamed's data
- Mohamed's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,472 total births) through the 2020s (3,236) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mohameds (3,747 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Mohamed
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mohamed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~82 yrs)
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, 1943–2025 (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 Mohamed 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.