Boys' name · since 1922
Mohammed
Mohammed has 16,225 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #595 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,225
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mohammed is the #595 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 16,225 recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohammed has been recorded 16,225 times among boys since 1922, currently ranked #595 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #929 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #595 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 16,225 born since 1922
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohammed ranks #929 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #595 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16,225 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.
- #929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #595 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,225
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mohammed's 16,225 recorded births place it above 97.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mohammed compares
16,225 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
Mohammed's all-time total is 44x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mohammed | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,225 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 566 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mohammed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mohammed's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 566, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mohammed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 566
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Mohammed by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,689 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Mohammed's strongest decade.
4,689 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Mohammed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 50
1950s
50 births
- 1960s 97
1960s
97 births
- 1970s 438
1970s
438 births
- 1980s 1,416
1980s
1,416 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,068 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,844 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,689 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,587 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,689 births (29% of all-time use).
How Mohammed 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 Mohammed's total volume
Mohammed by state
Where Mohammed concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,122 | 19.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 1,571 | 9.7% |
| #3 | California | | 1,560 | 9.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,168 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 1,079 | 6.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 731 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 605 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 597 | 3.7% |
3,122 of 16,225 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Mohammed appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mohammed's data
- Mohammed's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,689 total births) through the 2020s (2,587) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mohammeds (3,122 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.
Keep exploring Mohammed
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Mohammed
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mohammed: 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 (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Mohammed 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.