Boys' name · since 1929
Muhammad
Muhammad has 21,962 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #794 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #239 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,962
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
21,962 babies have been named Muhammad since 1929, making it today's #239 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muhammad has been recorded 21,962 times among boys since 1929, currently ranked #239 nationally and more common than 98% 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 1929 to 2025.
- #794 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #239 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21,962 born since 1929
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muhammad ranks #794 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #239 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21,962 born since 1929, peaking in the 2010s.
- #794 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #239 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,962
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
Muhammad's 21,962 recorded births place it above 98.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Muhammad compares
21,962 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Muhammad's all-time total is 60x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Muhammad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,962 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,473 | 34 | 22,252 |
Muhammad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Muhammad's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,473, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Muhammad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,473
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Muhammad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,801 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Muhammad's strongest decade.
7,801 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Muhammad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1960s 53
1960s
53 births
- 1970s 524
1970s
524 births
- 1980s 1,023
1980s
1,023 births
- 1990s 1,727
1990s
1,727 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,357 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,801 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,462 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,801 births (36% of all-time use).
How Muhammad 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 Muhammad's total volume
Muhammad by state
Where Muhammad concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5,072 | 23.1% |
| #2 | California | | 2,201 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,738 | 7.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,382 | 6.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 1,263 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 1,058 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,011 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 812 | 3.7% |
5,072 of 21,962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Muhammad appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Muhammad's data
- Muhammad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,801 total births) through the 2020s (7,462) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Muhammads (5,072 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Muhammad: 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 (~96 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, 1929–2025 (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 Muhammad 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.