Ever wondered what the most common names are for NYC taxi or limo drivers? The data comes from the city’s Taxi and Limousine commission (TLC), found on the NYC Open Data portal. All names data is for TLC Licensed FHV drivers that are currently active and in good standing.
As you can see, the name Mohammad (and variations of the name) is by far the most popular. If you combine the 4 most common variations of the name (Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammad and Mohamed), the combined total is 10,255. By leaps and bounds, this is by far the most popular name among FHV drivers in New York.
| First Name | Count |
|---|---|
| MOHAMMAD | 3612 |
| MOHAMMED | 2901 |
| JOSE | 2845 |
| MUHAMMAD | 1975 |
| MOHAMED | 1767 |
| LUIS | 1535 |
| JUAN | 1483 |
| AHMED | 975 |
| CARLOS | 967 |
| JEAN | 947 |
| MICHAEL | 826 |
| MAMADOU | 816 |
| ABDUL | 809 |
| SYED | 809 |
| RAFAEL | 720 |
| DAVID | 708 |
| JOSEPH | 699 |
| JOHN | 663 |
| RAMON | 648 |
| ALI | 643 |
| VICTOR | 625 |
| MIGUEL | 597 |
| MANUEL | 564 |
| JORGE | 547 |
| DANIEL | 527 |
| FRANCISCO | 522 |
| PEDRO | 522 |
| JULIO | 477 |
| ANGEL | 457 |
| ANTHONY | 453 |
| ROBERT | 453 |
| RICHARD | 428 |
| GEORGE | 401 |
| FELIX | 395 |
| WILLIAM | 395 |
| JAMES | 354 |
| IBRAHIM | 351 |
| HECTOR | 336 |
| IBRAHIMA | 319 |
| CHRISTOPHER | 306 |
| OMAR | 305 |
| SAMUEL | 305 |
| ALEXANDER | 302 |
| JONATHAN | 302 |
| EDWIN | 300 |
| EMMANUEL | 300 |
| NELSON | 297 |
| HENRY | 286 |
| GURPREET | 276 |
| HASSAN | 270 |
| CESAR | 261 |
| AMADOU | 256 |
| ROBERTO | 254 |
| KEVIN | 253 |
| PETER | 250 |
| EDWARD | 249 |
| JESUS | 249 |
| ERIC | 247 |
| FRANK | 244 |
| PAUL | 244 |
| WILSON | 242 |
| ANTONIO | 238 |
| JOEL | 238 |
| STEVEN | 235 |
| CHARLES | 233 |
| MARIO | 231 |
| KHALID | 230 |
| ABDOULAYE | 229 |
| RICARDO | 222 |
| TENZIN | 219 |
| IMRAN | 217 |
| ALPHA | 211 |
| RONALD | 207 |
| MARIA | 205 |
| MAHMOUD | 202 |
| OSCAR | 202 |
| ABU | 201 |
| FERNANDO | 197 |
| MARK | 196 |
| THOMAS | 195 |
| AHMAD | 192 |
| FRANKLIN | 191 |
| MOUSSA | 191 |
| PIERRE | 189 |
| KAZI | 187 |
| KHALED | 185 |
| PABLO | 184 |
| FNU | 182 |
| SHAHID | 182 |
| ALEX | 181 |
| EDUARDO | 180 |
| PATRICK | 179 |
| GABRIEL | 177 |
| GIORGI | 177 |
| VLADIMIR | 176 |
| ABDULLAH | 173 |
| ALBERTO | 170 |
| THIERNO | 169 |