Boys' name · since 1976
Mujahid
325 babies named Mujahid in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,392 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mujahid is the #12392 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 325 recorded since 1976.
Mujahid has 325 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12392 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #10,161 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,392 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 325 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mujahid ranks #10,161 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,392 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 325 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,392 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mujahid's 325 recorded births place it above 77.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Mujahid compares
325 47th percentile among 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
Mujahid's all-time total is 12% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mujahid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 325 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mujahid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mujahid splits its recorded history at 2003: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mujahid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Mujahid by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (101 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Mujahid's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Mujahid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 101 births (31% of all-time use).
Mujahid by state
Where Mujahid concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 3.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 10 | 3.1% |
11 of 325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mujahid's data
- Mujahid's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Mujahids (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Mujahid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Mujahid 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.