Boys' name · since 1999
Mohamud
257 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.
- #11,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,255 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mohamud is the #11255 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 257 recorded since 1999.
Mohamud has 257 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11255 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #11,500 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,255 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 257 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohamud ranks #11,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,255 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 257 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,255 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mohamud's 257 recorded births place it above 74.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Mohamud compares
257 42nd 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
Mohamud's all-time total is 30% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mohamud | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 257 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mohamud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mohamud's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mohamud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Mohamud by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (124 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Mohamud's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Mohamud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 124 births (48% of all-time use).
Mohamud by state
Where Mohamud concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 37 | 14.4% |
37 of 257 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mohamud's data
- Mohamud's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Mohamuds (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
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 Mohamud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Mohamud 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.