NameTides

Muhammed

Muhammed was the #2,145 boys' name in the US in 2025 (67 babies), and #129 in England & Wales and #837 in Canada.

Muhammed as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Muhammed 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.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Muhammed 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.00.511.521880192019602000
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#2,145 (67)#129 (385)#400 (8)——#837 (31)
2024#1,650 (102)#130 (424)#330 (11)—#785 (3)#1,026 (24)
2023#1,727 (96)#134 (406)#366 (9)——#680 (38)
2022#2,039 (74)#138 (398)#425 (7)—#657 (4)#1,142 (19)
2021#2,173 (65)#156 (354)#297 (13)——#946 (25)
2020#1,946 (74)#138 (403)#711 (3)——#1,176 (18)
2019#2,001 (73)#148 (379)#355 (9)#418 (3)—#995 (22)
2018#1,937 (76)#147 (382)#232 (19)——#1,056 (20)
2017#1,844 (80)#133 (450)#333 (11)—#610 (4)#1,308 (15)
2016#1,863 (80)#118 (534)#278 (15)——#1,000 (22)
2015#1,691 (92)#121 (532)#264 (16)——#847 (27)
2014#1,514 (106)#111 (548)#252 (17)——#878 (26)
2013#1,733 (84)#108 (561)#257 (16)—#711 (3)#1,551 (11)
2012#1,697 (89)#121 (533)#246 (18)—#548 (5)#779 (30)
2011#2,077 (64)#113 (568)#325 (11)—#540 (5)#1,003 (21)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,650.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1970.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 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 26,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 710common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Muhammed is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 19,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Muhammed by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #684WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #994NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Muhammed (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#63618

Muhammed (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
MuhammedCanadaBoys#83731
MuhammedEngland & WalesBoys#129385
MuhammedIrelandBoys—too few
MuhammedNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MuhammedScotlandBoys#4008
MuhammedUSBoys#2,14567