Total births
57
Boys' name · since 2009
Mahd
57 babies named Mahd in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 57
- total births
- 2009–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
Mahd sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 57 recorded since 2009.
Mahd has 57 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2022.
- 57 total births
- 2009–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 70% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
57 boys have been named Mahd since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 57
- total births
- 2009–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
70% of everyone ever named Mahd was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
10 babies were named Mahd in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Mahd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mahd's full recorded timeline at 2014, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mahd at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2009
Mahd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Mahd by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Mahd's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Mahd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (70% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mahd? ▼
57 babies have been named Mahd since 2009. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Mahd most popular? ▼
Mahd was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Mahd been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mahd since 2009 -- 14 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Mahd? ▼
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.
What to do with Mahd's data
- Mahd's decade-level peak was the 2010s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mahd
Nearby Names Like Mahd
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mahd
Mahlon Boy
#3219 5,660 births
Mahmoud Boy
#2297 2,739 births
Mahdi Boy
#1603 2,398 births
Mahir Boy
#1485 1,658 births
Maher Boy
#3918 1,156 births
Compare Mahd side by side: Mahd vs Mahlon Mahd vs Mahmoud Mahd vs Mahdi
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mahd: Baby Name Since 2009 - 57 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mahd. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mahd draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.