Recorded 1978–2023 Boys' name Peak 1997 359 births

Mahmood — boys' name

359 babies named Mahmood in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s291990s992000s1092010s772020s32
2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Mahmood was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mahmood in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahmood

The Social Security Administration has registered 359 babies named Mahmood between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mahmood currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahmood performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mahmood shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahmood 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 359 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.

Mahmood at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

359

Since 1978

46 years of records

Peak year

1997

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1978

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mahmood popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1978

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
16
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 202320182012200720021997199219851978 6

Mahmood by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
109 births that decade — 30% of Mahmood's all-time total
1970s131980s291990s992000s1092010s772020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahmood?
359 babies have been named Mahmood since 1978. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 16 births.
When was Mahmood most popular?
Mahmood was most popular in the 2000s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Mahmood been used?
Mahmood has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 46 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mahmood?
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, 1978–2023 (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.