U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Mohamed?

Mohamed was the #954 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Mohamed

46,254

About 1 in 7,166 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#954

More common than 98.2% of listed first names

Peak year

2014

712 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

568

#1,071 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 7,166

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

99.8% male0.2% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic46.3%
Black, non-Hispanic41.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.22%
Asian / Pacific Islander7.44%
Two or more races3.85%
Hispanic or Latino0.91%

Reading the result

Mohamed across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Mohamed reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2014, with 712 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 568 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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