How Many People Are Named Muhammad Lee?

There are approximately 47 people named Muhammad Lee living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,292,645 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Muhammad with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lee. 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 7,292,645 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Muhammad

Last Name

Lee

Muhammad: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Muhammad. The peak year was 2024 with 1,441 births. The average person named Muhammad today is 15 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Muhammad

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Muhammad 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 Muhammad rose or fell over time.

White

7.68%

Black

7.59%

Hispanic

0.85%

Asian/Pacific Islander

81.02%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.15%

Two or More Races

2.72%

Ancestry of the Lee Surname

The surname Lee 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 Lee 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

33.24%

Black

15.26%

Hispanic

2.53%

Asian/Pacific Islander

43.90%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.90%

Two or More Races

4.16%

How we calculated this

The first name "Muhammad" 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 "Lee" appears at a rate of 232.74 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 Muhammad are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 47 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Muhammad

Muhammad Smith Muhammad Johnson Muhammad Williams Muhammad Brown Muhammad Jones Muhammad Garcia Muhammad Li

Other people with the surname Lee

Michael Lee James Lee John Lee David Lee Robert Lee William Lee Christopher Lee Joseph Lee

Muhammad Lee: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Muhammad Lee?

We estimate approximately 47 people named Muhammad Lee are alive in the United States today. The first name Muhammad is shared by 20,201 Americans, and the surname Lee is shared by 797,728.

How rare is the name Muhammad Lee?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,292,645 Americans. The first name Muhammad is uncommon and the surname Lee is very common.

Is Muhammad a male or female name?

Muhammad is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2024 and the average bearer today is 15 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Muhammad?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Muhammad was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander (81.02%). The next largest recorded groups were White (7.68%) and Black (7.59%). 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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