Mahmuda
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-MOO-dah
- Origin
- Arabic
Mahmuda is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praiseworthy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mahmuda mean?
Arabic: feminine of Mahmud
“praiseworthy”
Feminine of Mahmud, from the Arabic root h-m-d, 'to praise', which also gives Muhammad.
Is Mahmuda a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahmuda is a girls' name.
How popular is Mahmuda in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mahmuda in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Mahmuda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
Names like Mahmuda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba Faiza Saba Sabiha Safia Fariha Aysha Nafisa Waziha Fatma Salma Humaira
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mahmuda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahmuda, updated 20 October 2026.