Boys' name · since 1987
Mujtaba
390 babies named Mujtaba in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,166 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,378 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 390
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
390 babies have been named Mujtaba since 1987, making it today's #7378 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mujtaba recorded 390 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #7378 nationally today, ahead of 47% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #9,166 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,378 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 390 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mujtaba ranks #9,166 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,378 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 390 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,166 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,378 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 390
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mujtaba's 390 recorded births place it above 79.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mujtaba compares
390 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Mujtaba's all-time total is 6% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mujtaba | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 390 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mujtaba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mujtaba's full recorded timeline at 2009, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mujtaba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Mujtaba by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (158 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Mujtaba's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Mujtaba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 158 births (41% of all-time use).
Mujtaba by state
Where Mujtaba concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.5% |
6 of 390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mujtaba's data
- Mujtaba's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (158 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mujtabas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mujtaba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Mujtaba 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.