Mahdi Boy

How popular is Mahdi?

#1,621 boy name in 2025

104 baby boys were named Mahdi in the US in 2025, making it the 1621st most popular boy name.

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2,363living people named Mahdi (est.)
15median age of people named Mahdi
2,398babies named Mahdi since 1880
1 in 31,878US babies born in 2025

Mahdi popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,621 for boys (▼ 22 from 2024)
Babies in 2025104 boys
10-year trendSteady (+6% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,625 in 2015, #2,167 in 2020
Peak year2024 (107 boys)
Highest rank#1,599 in 2024
First recorded1959
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Mahdi is most popular

Babies named Mahdi per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Michigan: 0.7 per 1,000 (149 boys)
  2. New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (34 boys)
  3. Minnesota: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  4. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (39 boys)
  5. Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)

Mahdi by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1950s5#3,987
1970s33#4,155
1980s124#2,888
1990s271#2,196
2000s634#1,782
2010s824#1,625
2020s507#1,599

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Questions

Is Mahdi a boy or girl name?
Mahdi is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mahdi were boys.
How popular is the name Mahdi?
104 baby boys were named Mahdi in the US in 2025, making it the 1621st most popular boy name.
When was Mahdi most popular?
Mahdi peaked in 2024, when 107 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,599 in 2024.
How many people are named Mahdi?
2,398 babies have been named Mahdi in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,363 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
Where is Mahdi most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Mahdi was most common in Michigan, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.