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Muhammad name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Muhammad ranks #239 in male records (1,473 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#239 · 1,473 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 28 male records (1,445 to 1,473); rank moved from #246 to #239.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 388 male records (1,085 to 1,473); rank moved from #307 to #239.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,473 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Muhammad becoming more popular?

Muhammad's reported male count increased by 28 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #246 to #239. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Muhammad. That is not a count of zero.

Muhammad in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MuhammadFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,4730201620252016: 958 male records2017: 898 male records2018: 962 male records2019: 996 male records2020: 1,063 male records2021: 1,085 male records2022: 1,155 male records2023: 1,241 male records2024: 1,445 male records2025: 1,473 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——1,473239
2024——1,445246
2023——1,241272
2022——1,155298
2021——1,085307
2020——1,063310
2019——996337
2018——962346
2017——898369
2016——958352

Questions about Muhammad’s popularity

How common is Muhammad in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Muhammad ranks #239 in male records (1,473 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Muhammad?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Muhammad only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Muhammad creates a match.

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