Mahdi

“Guided one” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1629 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Mahdi reached its best rank, #1605, in 2024 and ranked #1629 in 2025. About 2,400 boys have carried it since 1959. In Michigan it runs about 12× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,400 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 4,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,000 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mahdis

Mahdi Torabi — Iranian footballer
Mahdi al-Mashat — Yemeni politician
Mahdi Camara — French and Gambian footballer (born 1998)
Mahdi Kamel — Iraqi association football player
Mahdi Amel — Lebanese poet (1936–1987)

In stories & tradition

Mahdi — Messiah

What Mahdis become

Among 239 notable people named Mahdi:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan academic (1933-2014).

Similar names: Issa · Hadi · Malek · Ahmir · Mazen · Mecca

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