NameTides

Mohammad

Mohammad was the #561 boys' name in the US in 2025 (529 babies), and #55 in England & Wales and #115 in Canada.

Mohammad as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Mohammad as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandIrelandNorthern IrelandUS
Mohammad as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#561 (529)#55 (895)#140 (32)#344 (4)#207 (23)#115 (268)
2024#600 (475)#53 (986)#141 (33)—#231 (19)#126 (254)
2023#573 (511)#68 (835)#133 (36)—#254 (17)#156 (206)
2022#555 (538)#67 (844)#156 (32)#352 (4)#287 (16)#210 (163)
2021#664 (409)#83 (719)#168 (28)—#312 (14)#244 (143)
2020#663 (397)#74 (751)#193 (23)—#280 (16)#243 (137)
2019#571 (488)#73 (807)#145 (38)—#352 (11)#192 (197)
2018#607 (444)#71 (880)#180 (28)—#269 (17)#200 (180)
2017#566 (480)#79 (837)#144 (40)—#356 (11)#222 (165)
2016#596 (451)#68 (948)#137 (43)—#283 (16)#226 (163)
2015#545 (524)#68 (976)#131 (45)—#308 (14)#228 (158)
2014#589 (468)#56 (1,116)#138 (44)—#325 (13)#201 (193)
2013#574 (447)#57 (1,059)#139 (41)—#276 (17)#214 (167)
2012#597 (424)#60 (1,125)#191 (29)—#263 (19)#190 (183)
2011#609 (398)#63 (1,037)#140 (42)—#326 (13)#183 (196)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #561.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1964.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,200 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 300common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 610common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 590common

Next year

On its recent trend, Mohammad is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,500 to 1 in 3,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Mohammad by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #364WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #287ILMichigan: #330MINew York: #270NYMassachusetts: #555MAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #773INOhio: #439OHPennsylvania: #546PANew Jersey: #363NJConnecticut: #382CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #397CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #303VAMaryland: #300MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: #678NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #698OKLouisiana: #672LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #792GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #602TXFlorida: #704FL
Mohammad (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#57194

Mohammad (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MohammadCanadaBoys#115268
MohammadEngland & WalesBoys#55895
MohammadIrelandBoys#20723
MohammadNorthern IrelandBoys#3444
MohammadScotlandBoys#14032
MohammadUSGirls—too few
MohammadUSBoys#561529