How Many People Are Named Muhammad?
An estimated 20,201 people in the United States have the first name Muhammad. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Muhammad peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,441 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Muhammad 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 Muhammad paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Muhammad is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
20,201
About 1 in 16,967 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,441 births
Total Registered
20,478
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Muhammad
Muhammad is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 20,478 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Muhammad as a male name
Ranked #245 in 2024
1,441 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,441 births)
Muhammad: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Muhammad span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 7,800 babies were registered. While Muhammad is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Muhammad by Decade
How has Muhammad 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.
Muhammad by State
Birth registrations for Muhammad span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Utah, Nebraska, North Dakota. On average, about 483 Muhammads were registered per state.
Muhammad + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Muhammad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Muhammad
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Muhammad: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Muhammad?
We estimate approximately 20,201 people named Muhammad 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 16,967 Americans share this first name.
Is Muhammad a common name?
Muhammad is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,478 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Muhammad most popular?
Muhammad reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,441 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Muhammad is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Muhammad a male name?
Muhammad is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Muhammad Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Muhammad Smith, Muhammad Johnson, Muhammad 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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