Mahmud has been given to about 244 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2022, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 5146th. The typical living American called Mahmud is about 12 years old today.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.