EveryBabyNames

Muhammad

4 countries#239 in United States, 2025
US
#239
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#4
in Scotland, 2025
FR
#314
in France, 2022
NI
#103
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
26,944
Peak year (United States)
2025
Peak-year count
1,473
First recorded
1929

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Muhammad was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandFranceNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

21,962 births recorded 1929–2025 · currently #239 · peaked in 2025 with 1,473 births

Most common in: New York, California, Texas, Illinois, New Jersey

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

3,197 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #4 · peaked in 2024 with 293 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

1,670 births recorded 1981–2022 · currently #314 · peaked in 2022 with 187 births

Most common in: Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-d'Oise, Paris, Val-de-Marne, Hauts-de-Seine

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

115 births recorded 2003–2025 · currently #103 · peaked in 2025 with 23 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Muhammad’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#637
2007#705↓68
2008#616↑89
2009#601↑15
2010#505↑96
2011#482↑23
2012#469↑13
2013#423↑46
2014#400↑23
2015#365↑35
2016#352↑13
2017#369↓17
2018#346↑23
2019#337↑9
2020#309↑28
2021#307↑2
2022#298↑9
2023#271↑27
2024#246↑25
2025#239↑7

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