Mahmoud

“Variant of Mahmud — praise (from the Arabic root H-M-D, as in Muhammad)” — Arabic, via Mahmud origin

Boy's name · #2220 in the US (2025) · Trending

Mahmoud is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1968, it stood at #2220 in 2025; about 2,700 boys have been named Mahmoud along the way.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,900 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,500 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 2,700 boys in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mahmouds

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — 6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013
Mahmoud Abbas — president of the Palestinian Authority since 2005
Mahmoud Darwish — The national Palestinian poet, and author (1941–2008)
Mahmoud Dahoud — German-Syrian association football player (born 1996)
Mahmoud Jibril — Libyan politician (1952-2020)

Among 800 notable people named Mahmoud:

Sports figures appear 1.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mahmoud Dahoud, German-Syrian association football player (born 1996).

Similar names: Nabil · Mohamad · Salim · Asad · Ziyad · Saad

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