Mohamed Boy
How popular is Mohamed?
#527 boy name in 2025
568 baby boys were named Mohamed in the US in 2025, making it the 527th most popular boy name.
Mohamed popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #527 for boys (▲ 23 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 568 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-15% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #451 in 2015, #556 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (712 boys) |
| Highest rank | #428 in 2014 |
| First recorded | 1943 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mohamed counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mohamed family of names ranked #324 for boys in 2025 (#330 the year before), with 1,054 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed | 568 | 54% |
| Mohammed | 486 | 46% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mohamed is most popular
Babies named Mohamed per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Mohamed by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | #3,230 |
| 1950s | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1960s | 87 | #1,905 |
| 1970s | 318 | #1,044 |
| 1980s | 1,070 | #789 |
| 1990s | 2,822 | #500 |
| 2000s | 5,327 | #433 |
| 2010s | 6,472 | #428 |
| 2020s | 3,236 | #527 |
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Questions
- Is Mohamed a boy or girl name?
- Mohamed is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mohamed were boys.
- How popular is the name Mohamed?
- 568 baby boys were named Mohamed in the US in 2025, making it the 527th most popular boy name.
- When was Mohamed most popular?
- Mohamed peaked in 2014, when 712 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #428 in 2014.
- How many people are named Mohamed?
- 19,350 babies have been named Mohamed in the US since 1880. We estimate about 19,030 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Mohamed most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mohamed was most common in Minnesota, at 2.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.