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Mahdi

“Guided one” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1621 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Mahdi has appeared in US records since 1959 — best rank #1599 (2024) · 2,398 babies named Mahdi all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

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 223 notable people named Mahdi:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan academic (1933-2014).

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