Muhammad
Boy name · Arabic origin
Muhammad meaning
Praised, lauded, commended, praiseworthy. Muhammad ibn Abdullah (570-632), Messenger of Allah who preached the faith of Islam.
- Also recorded (Arabic): to praise, commend, laud, extol
Muhammad at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- محمدAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #244 in 2024
Muhammad popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1970 | #1,847 | 23 |
| 1980 | #981 | 84 |
| 1990 | #1,026 | 106 |
| 2000 | #617 | 304 |
| 2010 | #505 | 510 |
| 2020 | #309 | 1,063 |
| 2024 | #244 | 1,441 |
All 64 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1941 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1948 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1961 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1964 | #4,037 | 5 |
| 1966 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1967 | #2,469 | 11 |
| 1968 | #2,736 | 10 |
| 1969 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1970 | #1,847 | 23 |
| 1971 | #1,494 | 33 |
| 1972 | #1,771 | 25 |
| 1973 | #2,405 | 16 |
| 1974 | #1,618 | 30 |
| 1975 | #1,138 | 55 |
| 1976 | #962 | 75 |
| 1977 | #975 | 77 |
| 1978 | #939 | 85 |
| 1979 | #841 | 106 |
| 1980 | #981 | 84 |
| 1981 | #938 | 91 |
| 1982 | #853 | 108 |
| 1983 | #813 | 115 |
| 1984 | #784 | 122 |
| 1985 | #906 | 100 |
| 1986 | #937 | 95 |
| 1987 | #893 | 110 |
| 1988 | #929 | 106 |
| 1989 | #1,109 | 91 |
| 1990 | #1,026 | 106 |
| 1991 | #1,007 | 114 |
| 1992 | #896 | 139 |
| 1993 | #885 | 145 |
| 1994 | #866 | 153 |
| 1995 | #776 | 191 |
| 1996 | #772 | 190 |
| 1997 | #720 | 217 |
| 1998 | #721 | 228 |
| 1999 | #698 | 240 |
| 2000 | #617 | 304 |
| 2001 | #588 | 339 |
| 2002 | #657 | 284 |
| 2003 | #651 | 306 |
| 2004 | #681 | 296 |
| 2005 | #691 | 299 |
| 2006 | #637 | 366 |
| 2007 | #705 | 330 |
| 2008 | #616 | 403 |
| 2009 | #601 | 430 |
| 2010 | #505 | 510 |
| 2011 | #481 | 545 |
| 2012 | #469 | 582 |
| 2013 | #423 | 694 |
| 2014 | #400 | 774 |
| 2015 | #365 | 882 |
| 2016 | #352 | 958 |
| 2017 | #369 | 897 |
| 2018 | #346 | 962 |
| 2019 | #337 | 996 |
| 2020 | #309 | 1,063 |
| 2021 | #307 | 1,085 |
| 2022 | #297 | 1,155 |
| 2023 | #271 | 1,240 |
| 2024 | #244 | 1,441 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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