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How popular is the name Mahmud?
Births per year, rank history and how many Mahmuds are alive today.
Mahmud (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Mahmoud in England and Wales, ranked 3684th in 2025 and given to 5 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2003, when 10 babies were given the name, the 1513th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2019, with 9 babies given the name that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Mahmoud you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Mahmouds born in England and Wales are between 9 and 26, and there are at least 980 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Mahmoud - on average, only one in every 310 such rooms contains a Mahmoud.
How many babies are named Mahmud each year?
Includes all spellings: Mahmud, Mahmood, Mahmoud. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Mahmud spelling rank?
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Mahmud most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Mahmoud, peaked in 2009, when 37 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Mahmud spelling itself peaked in 2003, with 10 babies.
How many people are called Mahmud?
At least 980 people named Mahmud in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Mahmud?
Most living Mahmuds are between 9 and 26; the most common age is about 2.
Is Mahmud becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.