U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Mohammed?

Mohammed was the #930 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Mohammed

48,042

About 1 in 6,899 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

#930

More common than 98.3% of listed first names

Peak year

2014

566 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

486

#1,195 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 6,899

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-Hispanic36.3%
Black, non-Hispanic10.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.22%
Asian / Pacific Islander47.9%
Two or more races4.50%
Hispanic or Latino0.88%

Reading the result

Mohammed 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.

Mohammed reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2014, with 566 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 486 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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