How Many People Are Named Mahdi?
An estimated 2,262 people in the United States have the first name Mahdi. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Mahdi peaked in popularity in 2024 with 107 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mahdi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mahdi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Mahdi is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,262
About 1 in 151,527 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
107 births
Total Registered
2,294
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mahdi
Mahdi is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,294 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mahdi as a male name
Ranked #1,600 in 2024
107 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (107 births)
Mahdi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mahdi span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 824 babies were registered. While Mahdi is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mahdi by Decade
How has Mahdi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mahdi by State
Birth registrations for Mahdi span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, New York, California. The lowest are in Georgia, Florida, Minnesota. On average, about 87 Mahdis were registered per state.
Mahdi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mahdi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mahdi
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mahdi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mahdi?
We estimate approximately 2,262 people named Mahdi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 151,527 Americans share this first name.
Is Mahdi a common name?
Mahdi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,294 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mahdi most popular?
Mahdi reached peak popularity in 2024, when 107 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mahdi is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mahdi a male name?
Mahdi is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mahdi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mahdi Smith, Mahdi Johnson, Mahdi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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