Mahmoud is a distinctive choice, ranked #1035 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mahmoud in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1035
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About the Name Mahmoud
Mahmoud is steadily gaining in popularity, up 30 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1040 in 1996, and it currently sits at #1162. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mahmoud is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mahmoud in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Mahmoud
Nuri Mahmoud โ Nuri Mahmoud is a former politician of the Kurdish National Congress (KNK) and Democratic Union Party (PYD) and current military officer and speaker of the Peoples' Defense Units (YPG).
Mahmoud Darwish โ Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as Palestine's national poet.
Mahmoud el-Sisi โ Mahmoud Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi is the deputy head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate and the son of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mahmoud
Unlikely. With around 29 UK babies named Mahmoud per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mahmoud in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mahmoud is at its highest recorded position โ #1,035 in 2025, with 29 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,192.
Mahmoud is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mahmoud include: Nuri Mahmoud, Mahmoud el-Sisi and Mahmoud Khalil (activist). Short summaries for each appear below.
Mahmoud does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Mahmouds in the wild.
29
UK babies named Mahmoud (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 157 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mahmoud
Almost certainly the only Mahmoud in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Nuri Mahmoud is a former politician of the Kurdish National Congress (KNK) and Democratic Union Party (PYD) and current military officer and speaker of the Peoples' Defense Units (YPG).
Mahmoud Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi is the deputy head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate and the son of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Mahmoud Khalil is an Algerian-Palestinian activist known for his role as a negotiator and spokesperson in the 2024 Gaza Solidarity Encampment and broader protests in solidarity with Palestine at Columbia University during the Gaza war and genocide while he was a graduate student at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, and for his detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2025, under the second presidency of Donald Trump.
Mahmoud Abbas, also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (Arabic: ุฃูุจูู ู ูุงุฒูู, สพAbลซ Mฤzin), is a Palestinian politician who has been serving as the second president of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) since 2005.
Mahmoud Mahmoud Atta (Arabic: ู ุญู ูุฏ ู ุญู ูุฏ ุนุทู) is an American and alleged militant from the Palestine Liberation Organization who was suspected to be responsible for bombing a bus in 1986 on the West Bank, killing one and severely injuring three.