Mahmoud
Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name محمود, common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning praise, along with Muhammad.
- Persian
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Mahmoud
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name محمود, common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning praise, along with Muhammad.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
- Arabic
The Story of Mahmoud
The earliest SSA record of Mahmoud as a baby boy name dates back to 1968, when 5 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 91 newborns named Mahmoud — #1,716 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Mahmoud on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mahmoud ranks #2,217 for baby boys with 66 births, holding steady (-1%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Mahmoud
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About the name Mahmoud
Mahmoud is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Mahmoud's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,300. Use the chart and map above to compare Mahmoud's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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