Boys' name · since 1980
Mahmud
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 244 babies named Mahmud, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,826 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,449 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 244
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mahmud is the #12449 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 244 recorded since 1980.
Mahmud has 244 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12449 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, 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 1980 to 2025.
- #11,826 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,449 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 244 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahmud ranks #11,826 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,449 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 244 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,826 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,449 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 244
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mahmud's 244 recorded births place it above 73.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mahmud compares
244 41st percentile among 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
Mahmud's all-time total is 34% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahmud | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 244 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mahmud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mahmud's full recorded timeline at 2009, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mahmud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Mahmud by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (83 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Mahmud's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Mahmud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (34% of all-time use).
Mahmud by state
Where Mahmud concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 4.5% |
11 of 244 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mahmud's data
- Mahmud's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mahmuds (11 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 Mahmud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Mahmud 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.