Muhammad Boy
How popular is Muhammad?
#239 boy name in 2025
1,473 baby boys were named Muhammad in the US in 2025, making it the 239th most popular boy name.
Muhammad popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #239 for boys (▲ 7 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,473 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #365 in 2015, #309 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,473 boys) |
| Highest rank | #239 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1929 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Muhammad counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Muhammad family of names ranked #250 for boys in 2025 (#252 the year before), with 1,483 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad | 1,473 | 99% |
| Muhamad | 10 | 1% |
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 Muhammad is most popular
Babies named Muhammad per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 3.8 per 1,000 (1,627 boys)
- Maryland: 2.0 per 1,000 (238 boys)
- Delaware: 1.9 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- New Jersey: 1.6 per 1,000 (331 boys)
- Virginia: 1.6 per 1,000 (301 boys)
Muhammad by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1940s | 10 | #3,504 |
| 1960s | 53 | #2,469 |
| 1970s | 524 | #841 |
| 1980s | 1,023 | #784 |
| 1990s | 1,727 | #696 |
| 2000s | 3,357 | #588 |
| 2010s | 7,801 | #337 |
| 2020s | 7,462 | #239 |
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Questions
- Is Muhammad a boy or girl name?
- Muhammad is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Muhammad were boys.
- How popular is the name Muhammad?
- 1,473 baby boys were named Muhammad in the US in 2025, making it the 239th most popular boy name.
- When was Muhammad most popular?
- Muhammad peaked in 2025, when 1,473 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #239 in 2025.
- How many people are named Muhammad?
- 21,962 babies have been named Muhammad in the US since 1880. We estimate about 21,671 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Muhammad most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Muhammad was most common in New York, at 3.8 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.