How Many People Are Named Mahmood?
An estimated 352 people in the United States have the first name Mahmood. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Mahmood peaked in popularity in 1997 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mahmood 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 Mahmood paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
352
About 1 in 973,734 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1997
16 births
Total Registered
359
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mahmood
Mahmood is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 359 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mahmood as a male name
Ranked #9,430 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 1997 (16 births)
Mahmood: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mahmood span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 109 babies were registered. Mahmood has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mahmood by Decade
How has Mahmood 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.
Mahmood + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mahmood as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mahmood: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mahmood?
We estimate approximately 352 people named Mahmood 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 973,734 Americans share this first name.
Is Mahmood a common name?
Mahmood is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 359 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mahmood most popular?
Mahmood reached peak popularity in 1997, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mahmood is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mahmood a male name?
Mahmood is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mahmood Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mahmood Smith, Mahmood Johnson, Mahmood 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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