Recorded 1976–2021 Boys' name Peak 1996 432 births

Mohit — boys' name

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.

1970s121980s371990s1372000s1672010s742020s5
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Mohit was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

20 babies were named Mohit in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mohit

The Social Security Administration has registered 432 babies named Mohit between 1976 and 2021, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mohit currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mohit performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mohit shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Mohit in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mohit 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 432 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.

Mohit at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

432

Since 1976

46 years of records

Peak year

1996

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1976

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2021

Mohit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1976

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1996)
20
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 20212013200820031998199319871976 6

Mohit by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
167 births that decade — 39% of Mohit's all-time total
1970s121980s371990s1372000s1672010s742020s5

Mohit by state

Where Mohit concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mohit
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%
California share of Mohit's total US births 6.3%
Even split

27 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mohit?
432 babies have been named Mohit since 1976. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1996 with 20 births.
When was Mohit most popular?
Mohit was most popular in the 2000s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Mohit most popular?
The top states for the name Mohit are California (27 births), New York (6 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Mohit been used?
Mohit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 46 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Mohit?
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.

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, 1976–2021 (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.