Mahmoud
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mah-MOOD
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,102 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,207 for boys
Mahmoud is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praised”. In 2025 it ranked 1,102nd for boys in the UK (29 babies) and 2,207th for boys in the US (64 babies).
What does Mahmoud mean?
Arabic
“praised”
From the same Arabic root as Muhammad; Mahmud of Ghazni was a powerful 11th-century ruler.
Is Mahmoud a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahmoud is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 boys in the UK and 64 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mahmoud in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,102among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were named Mahmoud, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Mahmoud of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Mahmoud in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. 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 Mahmoud or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #908, up from #1,102 for this spelling alone.
- Mahmoud 29
- Mahmood 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales.
Mahmoud in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,102 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,404 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,389 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Mahmoud in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 64about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 64 boys in the US were named Mahmoud, making it the 2,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,418th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 91 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
2025 had more boys named Mahmoud than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Mahmoud in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 70 boys in the US were given Mahmoud or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,819, up from #2,207 for this spelling alone.
- Mahmoud 64
- Mahmood 6
Mahmoud in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | #2,207 |
| 2024 | 62 | #2,288 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,276 |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,354 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,694 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,418 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2,149 |
| 2018 | 91 | #1,717 |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,216 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,001 |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,919 |
| 2013 | 68 | #2,008 |
| 2012 | 73 | #1,941 |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 55 | #2,323 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,076 |
| 2008 | 74 | #1,932 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,235 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,966 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,004 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,098 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 85 | #1,480 |
| 2001 | 78 | #1,539 |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,510 |
| 1999 | 88 | #1,353 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,433 |
| 1997 | 79 | #1,383 |
| 1996 | 75 | #1,398 |
| 1995 | 82 | #1,295 |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,576 |
| 1993 | 55 | #1,615 |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,745 |
| 1991 | 47 | #1,719 |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,630 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,728 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,030 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,115 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 33 | #1,710 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,268 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,213 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,235 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
Names like Mahmoud
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ahmed Musa Mustafa Abdullah Hamza Zayd Umar Khalid Fahad Musab Amir
Other spellings of Mahmoud
Names related to Mahmoud
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
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, “Mahmoud: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahmoud, updated 20 October 2026.