The BabyCenter, the world’s leading digital pregnancy aid has dropped its annual name ranking, and —despite a slight decline— Muhammad continues its decades of dominance near the top of the list.
The newly released rankings show Muhammed falling from No. 19 last year to No. 36 this year. Over the longer term, however, the traditionally Muslim name has climbed 222 spots from No. 258 in 2005. The trend is even more dramatic measured by frequency rather than rank: the name’s share of babies on BabyCenter’s list rose 486.5%, from 637 per million in 2005 to 3,736 per million in 2026, according to the Daily Wire’s analysis of BabyCenter data.
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