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Mahmoud

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

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

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1035 to #1761.200020052010201520202025#1035#1761
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1040
1997#1761
1998#1055
1999#1281
2000#1241
2001#1202
2002#1411
2003#1513
2004#1160
2005#1135
2006#1401
2007#1578
2008#1294
2009#1302
2010#1483
2011#1600
2012#1756
2013#1183
2014#1421
2015#1442
2016#1431
2017#1178
2018#1455
2019#1506
2020#1192
2021#1329
2022#1534
2023#1461
2024#1162
2025#1035

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 68 of the 73 years from 1953 to 2025.

In 2025: #434 among boys in Norway, #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1035 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1953–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1953

    First recorded at #370 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1953–2025

    Highest recorded position: #251 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1953–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1035 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1953 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #251 in Norway in 1985.

Mahmoud'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#103529HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#116224HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#146117HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#153416HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#132919HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#119222HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#150616HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#145517HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#117823HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#143118HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#144217HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#142117HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#118321HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#175613HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#160014HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#148316HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#130218HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#129418HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#157813HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#140114HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#113518HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#116016HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#151310HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#141110HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#120212HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#124111HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#128110HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#105513HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#17616HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#104013HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#4346HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4286HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4177HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4236HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4774HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4066HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4665HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4556HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#3839HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4357HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#35511HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#35011HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#3959HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#34811HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#3919HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#33812HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4617HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#32313HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#29614HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4377HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#3938HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4566HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#33911HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#32511HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#36710HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#31512HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#32912HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#27317HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#30414HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#25718HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#26219HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#27918HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#29316HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#37111HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#42010HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#27518HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#39911HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#26619HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#33314HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#25123HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#30716HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#25521HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#39511HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#4419HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#36412HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#29416HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#32014HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#40110HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4578HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#40010HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#6244HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4159HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#35012HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4508HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4996HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4786HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#32412HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4327HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#3859HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#34310HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4267HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4585HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3309HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3946HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3219HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#4055HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#4304HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3705HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified

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

Where Mahmoud is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Mahmoud, between 1953 and 2025, in 69 of those 73 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1985England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201019532025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1953–202568#251 in 1985
England and Wales1996–202530#1035 in 2025
Republic of Ireland2010–20253#611 in 2010

Its high point came 40 years earlier in Norway (1985) than in England and Wales (2025).

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What is known about Mahmoud

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1953–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1953 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #251 in Norway in 1985. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.