For the first time, the name Muhammad has cracked the top 10 list of most popular baby names for newborn boys in the U.S., according to a parenting website that tracks the popularity of names among its users.
The name, popular among Muslims as an act of devotion to honor Islam’s founder, the Prophet Muhammad, has long been climbing parenting website BabyCenter’s annual list. This year, it rose from No. 14 in 2018 to No. 10 in 2019, knocking Mason from the 10 spot.
"Muhammad's been rising on BabyCenter top baby name lists around the world, so we knew it would soon break into the U.