Mahmood
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mah-MOOD
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Mahmood is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised; praiseworthy”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Mahmood mean?
Arabic: spelling of Mahmud
“praised; praiseworthy”
From the same root as Muhammad; Mahmud of Ghazni was a famous 11th-century sultan.
Is Mahmood a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahmood is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mahmood in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Mahmood, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mahmood in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were given Mahmood or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #908, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Mahmoud 29
- Mahmood 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Mahmood in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Mahmood in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Mahmood, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Mahmood in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 70 boys in the US were given Mahmood or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,819, up from #10,690 for this spelling alone.
- Mahmoud 64
- Mahmood 6
Mahmood in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
Names like Mahmood
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ahmed Hamza Mustafa Musa Abdullah Fahad Zayd Musab Umar Khalid Ziyad
Other spellings of Mahmood
Names related to Mahmood
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mahmood: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahmood, updated 20 October 2026.