Name meaning & stats
Mahmud
Mahmud means “praise”. 244 US babies since 1940, peak 2022. Notable Mahmuds are 1.4× over-represented as writers.
What it means
“praise”
Spelling of Mahmoud
Mahmoud around the world
- Махмуд · Russian
- محمود · Arabic
- מחמוד · Hebrew
- マフムード · Japanese
- 马哈茂德 · Chinese
- Mahmut · Turkish
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)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2022
244 US babies were named Mahmud between 1940 and 2025.
Mahmud around the world
- Sweden: 29 babies since 1998, peak 2022, No. 1,006 in 2022
- England & Wales: 113 babies since 1996, peak 2003, No. 3,657 in 2025
- France: 30 babies since 1900, peak 2024
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Mahmuds end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.4× | Low · 9 people |
| Writer | 1.4× | Low · 5 people |
| Footballer | 1.0× | Low · 5 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable men who are writers, Mahmuds show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 15 Mahmouds spell it Mahmud
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2022)