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Muhammad

/mʊˈhɑməd/ · 100% boys · #239 in the US for boys, 2025

Muhammad has been given to about 21,962 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/mʊˈhɑməd/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 21,418
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Muhammad per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 1,473
  • Born in 20251,473
  • All time21,962
  • England & Wales, 2025#1 · 5,957

How popular is Muhammad?

Muhammad ranks 239th among American boys in 2025, with 1,473 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 1,473 babies were given the name, ranking 239th. The typical living American called Muhammad is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.22% of births.

Names that sound like Muhammad

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mohammad0.85
  2. Mohammed0.63
  3. Ahmad0.61
  4. Mohamed0.61
  5. Chad0.46
  6. Thad0.46
  7. Mustafa0.46
  8. Shad0.46

Middle names for Muhammad

Ranked by flow score
  1. Muhammad John0.79
  2. Muhammad Lee0.79
  3. Muhammad Bryce0.78
  4. Muhammad Ross0.78
  5. Muhammad Quinn0.78
  6. Muhammad Neal0.78

Sibling names for Muhammad

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Leightoneither · 0.99
  2. Gideonbrother · 0.99
  3. Kaiasister · 0.99
  4. Jensenbrother · 0.99
  5. Zarasister · 0.99
  6. Nicobrother · 0.99

Where Muhammad is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.22%
  2. Maryland0.14%
  3. Delaware0.13%
  4. Illinois0.12%
  5. Virginia0.10%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Muhammad White0.74
  2. Muhammad Reyes0.74
  3. Muhammad Nguyen0.74
  4. Muhammad Lee0.74
  5. Muhammad Hill0.74
  6. Muhammad Green0.74

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Muhammad

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. Norway1945–2025
  7. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Muhammad across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.