Is Muhammad a boy or girl name?
Muhammad is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,441 boys were named Muhammad, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 20,478 US babies named Muhammad were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #245
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Muhammad since 1929
- 20,478
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,441 babies
Boys and girls named Muhammad, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 525 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,022 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,723 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 3,357 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 7,800 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 5,984 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,441 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,240 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,155 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,085 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,063 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 996 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 962 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 897 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 958 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 882 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 774 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 694 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 582 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 545 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 510 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 430 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 403 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 330 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 366 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 299 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 296 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 306 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 284 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 339 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 304 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 240 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 228 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 217 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 190 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 191 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 153 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 145 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 139 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 114 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 106 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 91 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 106 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 110 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 95 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 100 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 122 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 115 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 108 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 91 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 84 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 106 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 85 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 77 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 75 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 55 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,471 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 33 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,643 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,853 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,163 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,438 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,936 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,025 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,846 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,367 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Muhammad reached #245 in 2024. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Muhammad
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.