How Many People Are Named Mohammed?
An estimated 15,414 people in the United States have the first name Mohammed. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Mohammed peaked in popularity in 2014 with 566 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mohammed 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 Mohammed paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,414
About 1 in 22,237 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2014
566 births
Total Registered
15,727
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mohammed
Mohammed is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 15,727 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mohammed as a male name
Ranked #596 in 2024
481 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (566 births)
Mohammed: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mohammed span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,689 babies were registered. While Mohammed is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mohammed by Decade
How has Mohammed 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.
Mohammed by State
Birth registrations for Mohammed span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Nebraska, Mississippi, Maine. On average, about 375 Mohammeds were registered per state.
Mohammed + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mohammed as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mohammed
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Mohammed: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mohammed?
We estimate approximately 15,414 people named Mohammed 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 22,237 Americans share this first name.
Is Mohammed a common name?
Mohammed is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,727 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mohammed most popular?
Mohammed reached peak popularity in 2014, when 566 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mohammed is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mohammed a male name?
Mohammed is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mohammed Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mohammed Smith, Mohammed Johnson, Mohammed 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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