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Mahad

Boy

Meaning of Mahad: Arabic: 'great'

Mahad is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6016th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6016

14 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

790

First recorded 1990 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 18 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 27 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 27 babies2004: 35 babies2005: 30 babies2006: 30 babies2007: 32 babies2008: 24 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 21 babies2012: 30 babies2013: 27 babies2014: 31 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 28 babies2017: 42 babies2018: 34 babies2019: 35 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 37 babies2022: 20 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 14 babies2025: 14 babies
US babies named Mahad per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 42.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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