Mahmood

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Mahmood: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Mahmood: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,253 in 2002, and it stood at #3,688 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1253highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1337
1997	#1761
1998	#1263
1999	#1664
2000	#1703
2001	#1595
2002	#1253
2003	#1771
2004	#1878
2005	#1534
2006	#1401
2007	#2023
2008	#2276
2009	#1494
2010	#2199
2011	#1909
2012	#2721
2013	#2403
2014	#1935
2015	#3373
2016	#2335
2017	#2512
2018	#3011
2019	#2266
2020	#2228
2021	#3451
2023	#3112
2024	#3688

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 28 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1337 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1253 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Mahmood by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Mahmood in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	32	4 of 10	8
2000sbusiest	101	10 of 10	10
2010s	83	10 of 10	8
2020s	25	4 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 10 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Mahmood appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1253 in England and Wales in 2002.

Mahmood's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3688	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3112	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2228	9	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2266	9	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3011	6	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2512	8	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2335	9	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3373	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1935	11	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2403	8	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2721	7	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1909	11	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2199	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1494	15	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2276	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2023	9	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1401	14	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1534	12	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1878	8	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1771	8	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1253	12	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1595	8	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1703	7	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1664	7	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1263	10	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1761	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1337	9	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 28 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,253, first reached in 2002.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in England and Wales in 2009.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
26 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#3,688position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
15births registered in its largest year, 2009Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

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Maida · #1252, 25y
Harsimran · #1250, 27y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Tayo · #1253, 25y
Harsimran · #1250, 27y
Rosy · #1250, 29y
Tahsin · #1250, 24y

Mahmood and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Mahmood without appearing here.

Mahmood moved ahead of

Shannon Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1595 and #1467 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #1253 and #3225.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3451 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3112 and #4991.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3112 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.
Brent Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2721 and #2458 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #2403 and #3822.

Moved ahead of Mahmood

Aksel Compare
In 2014 they stood at #1935 and #2079 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3373 and #1902.
Henrik Compare
In 2014 they stood at #1935 and #2690 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3373 and #2020.
Gustav Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2228 and #3334 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3451 and #2125.
Rodney Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2228 and #2682 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3451 and #2125.

Moved the opposite way to Mahmood

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mahmood went from #1337 to #3688 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mahmood went from #1337 to #3688 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mahmood went from #1337 to #3688 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mahmood went from #1337 to #3688 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Mahmood

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mahmood went from #1337 to #3688 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mahmood went from #1337 to #3688 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mahmood went from #1337 to #3688 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Mahmood went from #1337 to #3688 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1253 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Mahmood

Mahmood at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Mahmood by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Mahmood at a glance

Mahmood by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Mahmood moved ahead of

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