Mahad
Mahad was the 6319th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2871st with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,955 places. More babies were named Mahad in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,319 boys, down 2,438 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201742 babies
- Total since 1880
- 790babies recorded
Mahad popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,319 | 14 |
| 2020 | #3,881 | 27 |
| 2010 | #4,464 | 22 |
| 2000 | #3,195 | 27 |
| 1990 | #7,740 | 6 |
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How popular is Mahad, counting every spelling?
Mahad is the most common spelling of a name family that had 21 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 21 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahad | 14 | #6,319 | 109 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mahad?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mahad (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mahad born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mahad.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mahad?
About 800 people born in the US named Mahad are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 22. That makes Mahad mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mahad by state
How common Mahad was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mahad: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mahad, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mahad
How popular is the name Mahad?
Mahad was the 6319th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2871st with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,955 places. More babies were named Mahad in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mahad a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mahad in the US.
Where is Mahad most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mahad was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and California.