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Muhammad Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Muhammad?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Muhammad, ranked the 345th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Muhammad has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 345, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time this year with 960 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Muhammad was less than 5, most recently in 1965.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Muhammad occurred roughly during the years 1966-1971, 1972-1979, 1991-1995, 1996-2001, and 2007-2015.

The popularity trend for Muhammad has been soaring upward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Muhammad lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Muhammad?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Muhammad is chosen by a number of parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Muhammad (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 960 345
2017 897 369
2016 958 352
2015 882 365
2014 774 400
2013 694 423
2012 582 469
2011 545 481
2010 510 506
2009 430 601
2008 403 616
2007 330 705
2006 366 638
2005 299 691
2004 296 681
2003 306 650
2002 284 660
2001 339 589
2000 303 620
1999 239 702
1998 226 727
1997 217 720
1996 190 774
1995 191 778
1994 154 866
1993 145 886
1992 138 900
1991 112 1,020
1990 106 1,030
1989 91 1,112
1988 106 933
1987 110 895
1986 95 945
1985 100 909
1984 122 790
1983 115 819
1982 108 859
1981 91 944
1980 83 995
1979 106 842
1978 85 943
1977 77 978
1976 75 966
1975 55 1,142
1974 30 1,647
1973 16 2,470
1972 25 1,804
1971 33 1,514
1970 23 1,880
1969 12 2,646
1968 10 2,851
1967 11 2,569
1966 8 3,158
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1964 5 4,433
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1961 6 3,937
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.