How rare is the name Muhammed?

3,998 people in the United States have the first name Muhammed, about 1 in 75,546. It ranks #4,600 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

MUHAMMED

#4,600

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
3,998
About
1 in 75,546
This common or more
84.3%
Who bears it

Of the 3,998 people named Muhammed, 41.2% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 27.6% as White and 25.8% as Black. Virtually all are male (99.8%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Muhammed peaked in 2014, when 106 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19702025
Peak year
2014
Births that year
106
In 2025*
67 ▼37%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 2,600 babies have been given the name since 1970. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Muhammed by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #4,060. The largest share of babies named Muhammed, 41.1%, were born in 2013 or later.

1970s#9,12784
1980s#6,758182
1990s#4,822417
2000s#4,612626
2010s#4,060813
2020s#4,135478
Generation X 1965–803.9%
Millennials 1981–9616.3%
Generation Z 1997–1238.6%
2013 and later41.1%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Muhammed is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Muhammed has been most common in New York (5.4×), Washington (3.8×), and Georgia (2.6×), and least common in Ohio (0.76×).

1,178 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Muhammed

1 other first name also has 3,998 people.

#4,600 Toya · 3,998

Either side of Muhammed

#4,598 Crista · 4,000#4,599 Gurpreet · 3,999#4,600 Toya · 3,998#4,602 Barbie · 3,993

Spelled almost the same

6 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Muhammed, most common first.

#1,172 Muhammad · 33,698#10,318 Muhamed · 1,300#18,652 Muhamad · 576#35,338 Muhmmad · 228#36,519 Muhammet · 217#44,535 Muhamet · 155

Also a last name

As a last name, Muhammed ranks #20,135 of 156,621, with 1,337 people. See Muhammed as a last name

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