How Many People Are Named Mohammad?
An estimated 16,362 people in the United States have the first name Mohammad. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Mohammad peaked in popularity in 2022 with 537 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mohammad as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mohammad paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
16,362
About 1 in 20,948 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2022
537 births
Total Registered
16,658
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mohammad
Mohammad is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 16,658 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Mohammad as a male name
Ranked #599 in 2024
475 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (537 births)
Mohammad as a female name
Ranked #13,788 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1980 (5 births)
Mohammad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mohammad span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,494 babies were registered. While Mohammad is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mohammad by Decade
How has Mohammad tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mohammad by State
Birth registrations for Mohammad span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Nebraska, Arkansas, Utah. On average, about 474 Mohammads were registered per state.
Mohammad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mohammad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mohammad
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mohammad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mohammad?
We estimate approximately 16,362 people named Mohammad are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 20,948 Americans share this first name.
Is Mohammad a common name?
Mohammad is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,658 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mohammad most popular?
Mohammad reached peak popularity in 2022, when 537 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mohammad is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mohammad a male name?
Mohammad is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mohammad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mohammad Smith, Mohammad Johnson, Mohammad Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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