How Many People Are Named Mahmoud?
An estimated 2,624 people in the United States have the first name Mahmoud. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Mahmoud peaked in popularity in 2018 with 91 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mahmoud 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 Mahmoud paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,624
About 1 in 130,623 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2018
91 births
Total Registered
2,674
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mahmoud
Mahmoud is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,674 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mahmoud as a male name
Ranked #2,292 in 2024
62 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (91 births)
Mahmoud: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mahmoud span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 691 babies were registered. While Mahmoud is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mahmoud by Decade
How has Mahmoud 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.
Mahmoud by State
Birth registrations for Mahmoud span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Michigan. The lowest are in Tennessee, Georgia, Arizona. On average, about 90 Mahmouds were registered per state.
Mahmoud + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mahmoud as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mahmoud: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mahmoud?
We estimate approximately 2,624 people named Mahmoud 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 130,623 Americans share this first name.
Is Mahmoud a common name?
Mahmoud is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,674 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mahmoud most popular?
Mahmoud reached peak popularity in 2018, when 91 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mahmoud is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mahmoud a male name?
Mahmoud is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mahmoud Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mahmoud Smith, Mahmoud Johnson, Mahmoud 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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