Muhammad is the most common boy’s name for babies? The myth is spread by the Sweden Democrats’ media channel Riks. Jimmy Åkesson claimed it in 2010 at an anti-Muslim conference, using Malmö as a horror example. A lie that is spread on Flashback, Reddit and Facebook.
This is how insidious propaganda works. Today, rhetoric is being spread from a party that considers itself fit to govern after the next election, with a minister on the stool as Minister of Culture.
The Tax Agency is in control
The Islamically influenced name Muhammed/Muhammad comes in at number 20-40 in a ranking for newborn boys, depending on how you count. According to the Swedish Tax Agency, the most popular names are Noah, Hugo and Liam. Top list by municipality
- Top 1000 list
- Top list by county
- Number of children given a certain name
- Track the popularity of a name over the years
- Search for multiple names with similar spellings.
| Top 5 girl names 2025 | Top 5 boy names 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vera | Noah |
| 2 | Astrid | Hugo |
| 3 | Olivia | Liam |
| 4 | Alice | Nils |
| 5 | Elsa | Alfred |
Old Man Noah
Hugo perhaps inspired by the book/film Hugo and Josefin. Albert from the farmhand in Emil in Lönneberga. The old man Noak has everyone humming. Liam is trickier to derive. Statistics from the Swedish Tax Agency show that Noah topped the newborn lists in 2025 (640 boys), after a steady rise since the 2010s; it is short, internationally viable and fits the Scandinavian trend with simple names like Liam and Hugo.
Noah has Hebrew and biblical origins from the Old Testament, where it means “rest” or “comfort” (from the Hebrew “nuach”). It is associated with Noah and the flood, and the name is popular among Christian, Jewish, and secular parents with no specific ethnic connection.
Old Man Akesson
Åkesson’s hug Simona Mohamsson ex Mohammad:
/ By Ingemar Lindmark