Boys' name · since 2016
Muslim
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 38 babies named Muslim, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,153 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,834 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 38
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Muslim is the #5834 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 38 recorded since 2016.
Muslim has 38 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5834 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #24,153 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,834 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 38 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Muslim ranks #24,153 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,834 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 38 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #24,153 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,834 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 38
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Muslim's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Muslim compares
38 14th 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
Muslim's all-time total is 90% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Muslim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Muslim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Muslim's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Muslim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Muslim by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (33 births, 87% of the file).
2020s was Muslim's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Muslim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (87% of all-time use).
Muslim by state
Where Muslim concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 13.2% |
5 of 38 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Muslims (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Muslim: 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 (~9 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, 2016–2025 (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 Muslim 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.