Boys' name · since 1977
Muhamed
618 babies named Muhamed in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,847 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 618
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
618 babies have been named Muhamed since 1977, making it today's #7847 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muhamed has been recorded 618 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #7847 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #6,939 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,847 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 618 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muhamed ranks #6,939 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,847 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 618 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,847 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 618
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Muhamed's 618 recorded births place it above 84.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Muhamed compares
618 Top 40% higher than 60% of 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
Muhamed's all-time total is 67% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Muhamed | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 618 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Muhamed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Muhamed splits its recorded history at 2006: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Muhamed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Muhamed by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (202 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Muhamed's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Muhamed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s
2010s
200 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 202 births (33% of all-time use).
How Muhamed compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Muhamed's total volume
Muhamed by state
Where Muhamed concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
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What to do with Muhamed's data
- Muhamed's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (202 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Muhameds (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Muhamed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Muhamed 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.