Is Mahmoud a boy or girl name?

Mahmoud is a boy’s name. Of the 2,739 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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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

Births per year. The dot marks Mahmoud’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Mahmoud

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