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Muhammed

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Muhammed is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 102 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
1020.01% of boys
Peak year
2014106 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1970
2,533people given the name
Babies named Muhammed, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

2,533 boys have been named Muhammed in the United States since 1970, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2014, with 106 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2014, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2009, and the 2010s alone account for 32%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Muhammed
1970s84
1980s182
1990s417
2000s626
2010s813
2020s411

In 2014, its biggest year

Muhammed was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2014 were Noah, Liam, Mason, Jacob and William. See all of 2014.

Names that rose and fell with Muhammed

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.