Boys' name · since 1970
Muhammed
Muhammed has 2,600 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,798 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,153 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,600
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Muhammed is the #2153 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,600 recorded since 1970.
Muhammed has 2,600 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2153 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,798 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,153 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,600 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muhammed ranks #2,798 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,153 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,600 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,798 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,153 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,600
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Muhammed's 2,600 recorded births place it above 93.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Muhammed compares
2,600 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Muhammed's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Muhammed | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,600 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 34 | 22,252 |
Muhammed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Muhammed splits its recorded history at 1999: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 106 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Muhammed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Muhammed by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (813 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Muhammed's strongest decade.
813 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Muhammed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 84
1970s
84 births
- 1980s 182
1980s
182 births
- 1990s
1990s
417 births
- 2000s
2000s
626 births
- 2010s
2010s
813 births
- 2020s
2020s
478 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 813 births (31% of all-time use).
How Muhammed 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 Muhammed's total volume
Muhammed by state
Where Muhammed concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 501 | 19.3% |
| #2 | California | | 102 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 88 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 78 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 77 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Washington | | 74 | 2.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 51 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 49 | 1.9% |
501 of 2,600 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Muhammed appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Muhammed's data
- Muhammed's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (813 total births) through the 2020s (478) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Muhammeds (501 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 Muhammed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Muhammed 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.