Mahmud is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2022 and has grown less common since.
Mahmud is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,191 for boy births in the United States (and #27,118 across all names), given to 5 babies. Mahmud was first reported in SSA data in 1980 and peaked in 2022 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #13,191 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #7,560 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #10,371 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | #5,146 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #9,368 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,236 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | #7,446 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | #5,944 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,653 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #6,221 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #13,296 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #7,922 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #10,330 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #7,870 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #13,516 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #9,553 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #10,476 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,796 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #12,504 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #10,383 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #9,033 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #8,884 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #7,191 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #9,195 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,849 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,585 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,614 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #8,060 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,083 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #8,731 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,875 |