Mahmoud
Recorded 1968–2025 · United States
Mahmoud was most popular in 2018, when 91 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,756 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,741, with 64 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,739 people named Mahmoud.
Mahmoud over time
How old is the name Mahmoud?
Mahmoud first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1968, which makes it about 57 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 55 of the 58 years since.
How many people are named Mahmoud?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 2,739 American births named Mahmoud between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 2,676 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Mahmoud in 2025?
64 American babies were named Mahmoud in 2025, ranking #4,741 that year.
Is Mahmoud getting more or less popular?
Mahmoud is holding steady. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 59 births a year, against 67 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -12% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Mahmoud a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Mahmoud is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,739 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How old is someone named Mahmoud?
Roughly 2,676 Americans named Mahmoud are alive today — 98% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 22 years old, and half are between 11 and 31.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
Where Mahmoud is most concentrated
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org