Mohammad Boy
How popular is Mohammad?
#561 boy name in 2025
529 baby boys were named Mohammad in the US in 2025, making it the 561st most popular boy name.
Mohammad popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #561 for boys (▲ 39 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 529 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #545 in 2015, #663 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (538 boys) |
| Highest rank | #465 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1964 |
| 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 |
Mohammad counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mohammad family of names ranked #490 for boys in 2025 (#521 the year before), with 602 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad | 529 | 88% |
| Mohamad | 73 | 12% |
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 Mohammad is most popular
Babies named Mohammad per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Virginia: 0.9 per 1,000 (169 boys)
- New York: 0.8 per 1,000 (354 boys)
- Illinois: 0.6 per 1,000 (160 boys)
- Maryland: 0.5 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.5 per 1,000 (96 boys)
Mohammad by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35 | #2,575 |
| 1970s | 439 | #831 |
| 1980s | 1,710 | #612 |
| 1990s | 3,594 | #485 |
| 2000s | 4,052 | #465 |
| 2010s | 4,494 | #545 |
| 2020s | 2,859 | #555 |
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Questions
- Is Mohammad a boy or girl name?
- Mohammad is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mohammad were boys.
- How popular is the name Mohammad?
- 529 baby boys were named Mohammad in the US in 2025, making it the 561st most popular boy name.
- When was Mohammad most popular?
- Mohammad peaked in 2022, when 538 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #465 in 2000.
- How many people are named Mohammad?
- 17,193 babies have been named Mohammad in the US since 1880. We estimate about 16,856 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Mohammad most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mohammad was most common in Virginia, at 0.9 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.