Is Mahmoud a boy or girl name?
Mahmoud is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 62 boys were named Mahmoud, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,674 US babies named Mahmoud were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,292
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mahmoud since 1968
- 2,674
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 91 babies
Boys and girls named Mahmoud, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 268 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 661 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 691 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 669 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 285 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,369 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,712 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,429 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 66 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 91 | #1,719 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 68 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 73 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,533 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 55 | #2,343 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 74 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 85 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 78 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 78 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 88 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 79 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 75 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 82 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 55 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 47 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,076 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,475 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 33 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,313 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,848 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,259 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,623 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,135 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 13 | #3,032 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,163 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,248 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,864 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,783 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,515 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mahmoud reached #1,303 in 1995. 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 2010s, 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.