Boys' name · since 1968
Mahmoud
2,739 babies named Mahmoud in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,212 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,739
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mahmoud is the #2212 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,739 recorded since 1968.
Mahmoud has 2,739 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2212 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #2,698 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,212 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,739 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahmoud ranks #2,698 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,212 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,739 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,212 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,739
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahmoud's 2,739 recorded births place it above 94.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mahmoud compares
2,739 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mahmoud's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahmoud | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,739 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 91 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mahmoud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mahmoud's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 91, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mahmoud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Mahmoud by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (692 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Mahmoud's strongest decade.
692 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Mahmoud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 90
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 268
1980s
268 births
- 1990s
1990s
661 births
- 2000s
2000s
692 births
- 2010s
2010s
669 births
- 2020s
2020s
349 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 692 births (25% of all-time use).
How Mahmoud compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mahmoud's total volume
Mahmoud by state
Where Mahmoud concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 371 | 13.5% |
| #2 | California | | 232 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 201 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 200 | 7.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 133 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Texas | | 98 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 53 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 52 | 1.9% |
371 of 2,739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Mahmoud appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mahmoud's data
- Mahmoud's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (692 total births) through the 2020s (349) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mahmouds (371 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mahmoud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Mahmoud 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 August 2026.