Mahmoud
How to say it: mah-MOOD · /mɑːˈmuːd/
Arabic 'praiseworthy, commendable' - classic Islamic name honoring the Prophet Muhammad.
Mahmoud was the 1,770th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 64 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 10% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,904 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,770 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 64 |
| Share of births | 1 in 51,802 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −10% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,904 |
| In France, 2025 | #813 among boys’ names, 35 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Mahmoud is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Mahmoud is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hindi.
In France: #813 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Mahmoud
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (born 1956)6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013
- Mahmoud Abbas (born 1935)President of the Palestinian Authority since 2005
- Mahmoud Darwish (1941–2008)The national Palestinian poet, and author
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