Is Mahdi a boy or girl name?
Mahdi is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 107 boys were named Mahdi, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,294 US babies named Mahdi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,600
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mahdi since 1959
- 2,294
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 107 babies
Boys and girls named Mahdi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 271 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 634 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 824 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 403 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 107 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 86 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 79 | #1,960 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 67 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 82 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 74 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 88 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 98 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,990 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 93 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 79 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 84 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 84 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,086 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 78 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 81 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 70 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 70 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,069 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 58 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 46 | #2,233 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,317 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,483 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,722 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,408 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,479 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,910 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,453 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,505 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,409 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,241 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,998 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,459 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,150 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,960 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,719 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,419 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,042 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,843 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,760 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,043 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,794 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,414 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,928 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,734 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,693 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,355 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mahdi reached #1,600 in 2024. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.