Boys' name · since 1968
Mohan
332 babies named Mohan in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,078 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 332
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mohan is the #5078 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 332 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohan has been recorded 332 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #5078 nationally and more common than 64% 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 1968 to 2025.
- #10,057 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,078 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 332 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohan ranks #10,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,078 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 332 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,057 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,078 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 332
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mohan's 332 recorded births place it above 77.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mohan compares
332 47th 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
Mohan's all-time total is 10% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mohan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 332 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mohan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mohan splits its recorded history at 2008: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mohan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Mohan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Mohan's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Mohan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (30% of all-time use).
Mohan by state
Where Mohan concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 5.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 3.0% |
19 of 332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mohan's data
- Mohan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mohans (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mohan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Mohan 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.