Boys' name · since 1976
Mohit
432 babies named Mohit in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,617 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 432
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mohit sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 432 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Mohit recorded 432 times among boys since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2021.
- #8,617 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 432 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohit ranks #8,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 432 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,617 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 432
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mohit's 432 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mohit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mohit's full recorded timeline at 2001, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mohit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2021
- Peak year (1996)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Mohit by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (167 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Mohit's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Mohit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
137 births
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 167 births (39% of all-time use).
Mohit by state
Where Mohit concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 6.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.2% |
27 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mohit's data
- Mohit's decade-level peak was the 2000s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mohits (27 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mohit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1976–2021 (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 Mohit 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.