Muhammad is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Muhammad is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #239 for boy births in the United States (and #460 across all names), given to 1,473 babies. Muhammad first appears in 1929 and peaked in 2025 (1,473 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,473 | 1,473 | #239 |
| 2024 | 1,445 | 1,445 | #246 |
| 2023 | 1,241 | 1,241 | #272 |
| 2022 | 1,155 | 1,155 | #298 |
| 2021 | 1,085 | 1,085 | #307 |
| 2020 | 1,063 | 1,063 | #310 |
| 2019 | 996 | 996 | #337 |
| 2018 | 962 | 962 | #346 |
| 2017 | 898 | 898 | #369 |
| 2016 | 958 | 958 | #352 |
| 2015 | 882 | 882 | #365 |
| 2014 | 774 | 774 | #400 |
| 2013 | 694 | 694 | #423 |
| 2012 | 582 | 582 | #469 |
| 2011 | 545 | 545 | #482 |
| 2010 | 510 | 510 | #506 |
| 2009 | 430 | 430 | #601 |
| 2008 | 403 | 403 | #616 |
| 2007 | 330 | 330 | #705 |
| 2006 | 366 | 366 | #640 |
| 2005 | 299 | 299 | #691 |
| 2004 | 296 | 296 | #681 |
| 2003 | 306 | 306 | #652 |
| 2002 | 284 | 284 | #660 |
| 2001 | 339 | 339 | #591 |
| 2000 | 304 | 304 | #618 |
| 1999 | 240 | 240 | #699 |
| 1998 | 229 | 229 | #721 |
| 1997 | 218 | — | #720 |
| 1996 | 191 | — | #771 |
| 1995 | 191 | — | #778 |
| 1994 | 153 | — | #868 |
| 1993 | 145 | — | #887 |
| 1992 | 139 | — | #898 |
| 1991 | 115 | — | #1,005 |
| 1990 | 106 | — | #1,031 |
| 1989 | 91 | — | #1,112 |
| 1988 | 106 | — | #933 |
| 1987 | 110 | — | #894 |
| 1986 | 95 | — | #944 |
| 1985 | 100 | — | #909 |
| 1984 | 122 | — | #790 |
| 1983 | 115 | — | #819 |
| 1982 | 108 | — | #859 |
| 1981 | 91 | — | #945 |
| 1980 | 85 | — | #979 |
| 1979 | 106 | — | #841 |
| 1978 | 85 | — | #943 |
| 1977 | 77 | — | #978 |
| 1976 | 75 | — | #967 |
| 1975 | 55 | — | #1,142 |
| 1974 | 30 | — | #1,647 |
| 1973 | 16 | — | #2,471 |
| 1972 | 25 | — | #1,807 |
| 1971 | 33 | — | #1,511 |
| 1970 | 22 | — | #1,917 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | #2,643 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #2,853 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #2,568 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #3,163 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #3,902 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,934 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #4,025 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #3,846 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,367 |