Recorded 2003–2022 Boys' name Peak 2016 93 births

Mahamud — boys' name

93 babies named Mahamud in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s372010s472020s9
2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Mahamud was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

11 babies were named Mahamud in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahamud

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Mahamud between 2003 and 2022, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mahamud currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahamud performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mahamud shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahamud in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 93 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mahamud at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

93

Since 2003

20 years of records

Peak year

2016

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2003

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2022

Mahamud popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2003

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 20222016201320112009200720052003 5

Mahamud by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
47 births that decade — 51% of Mahamud's all-time total
2000s372010s472020s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahamud?
93 babies have been named Mahamud since 2003. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 11 births.
When was Mahamud most popular?
Mahamud was most popular in the 2010s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Mahamud been used?
Mahamud has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 20 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Mahamud?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mahlon, Mahmoud, Mahdi, Mahir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.