How Many People Are Named Mohammed Chen?

There are approximately 12 people named Mohammed Chen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Mohammed with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Chen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 28,562,862 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Mohammed

Last Name

Chen

Mohammed: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mohammed. The peak year was 2014 with 566 births. The average person named Mohammed today is 21 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Mohammed

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Mohammed in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Mohammed rose or fell over time.

White

36.29%

Black

10.17%

Hispanic

0.88%

Asian/Pacific Islander

47.94%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.22%

Two or More Races

4.50%

Ancestry of the Chen Surname

The surname Chen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Chen in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

2.07%

Black

0.45%

Hispanic

0.58%

Asian/Pacific Islander

95.44%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.01%

Two or More Races

1.46%

How we calculated this

The first name "Mohammed" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Chen" appears at a rate of 78.22 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Mohammed are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 12 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Mohammed

Mohammed Smith Mohammed Johnson Mohammed Williams Mohammed Jones Mohammed Brown Mohammed Garcia Mohammed Lopez Mohammed Lee

Other people with the surname Chen

Michael Chen James Chen John Chen David Chen Robert Chen William Chen Ethan Chen Frank Chen

Mohammed Chen: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Mohammed Chen?

We estimate approximately 12 people named Mohammed Chen are alive in the United States today. The first name Mohammed is shared by 15,414 Americans, and the surname Chen is shared by 268,102.

How rare is the name Mohammed Chen?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans. The first name Mohammed is uncommon and the surname Chen is common.

Is Mohammed a male or female name?

Mohammed is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2014 and the average bearer today is 21 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Mohammed?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Mohammed was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander (47.94%). The next largest recorded groups were White (36.29%) and Black (10.17%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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