Recorded 1999–2023 Boys' name Peak 2013 251 births

Mohamud — boys' name

251 babies named Mohamud in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s842010s1242020s37
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Mohamud was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

17 babies were named Mohamud in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mohamud

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Mohamud between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mohamud currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mohamud performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mohamud shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mohamud in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mohamud 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 251 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.

Mohamud at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

251

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2013

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mohamud popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
17
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 202320202017201420112008200520021999 6

Mohamud by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
124 births that decade — 49% of Mohamud's all-time total
1990s62000s842010s1242020s37

Mohamud by state

Where Mohamud concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mohamud
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
37 14.7%
Minnesota share of Mohamud's total US births 14.7%

37 of 251 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mohamud?
251 babies have been named Mohamud since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 17 births.
When was Mohamud most popular?
Mohamud was most popular in the 2010s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Mohamud most popular?
The top states for the name Mohamud are Minnesota (37 births).
How long has the name Mohamud been used?
Mohamud has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mohamud?
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.

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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, 1999–2023 (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.