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Mahdi

Boy

Meaning of Mahdi: Arabic: 'guided one'

Mahdi is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1614th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 678th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1614

104 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#678

54 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,398

First recorded 1959 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 16 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 29 babies1993: 19 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 31 babies1996: 33 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 42 babies2000: 42 babies20002001: 46 babies2002: 58 babies2003: 55 babies2004: 70 babies2005: 70 babies2006: 68 babies2007: 81 babies2008: 78 babies2009: 66 babies2010: 84 babies20102011: 84 babies2012: 79 babies2013: 93 babies2014: 72 babies2015: 98 babies2016: 70 babies2017: 88 babies2018: 74 babies2019: 82 babies2020: 64 babies20202021: 67 babies2022: 79 babies2023: 86 babies2024: 107 babies2025: 104 babies
US babies named Mahdi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 107.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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