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Mahdi

Boy's name · #1629 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Mahdi reached its best rank, #1605, in 2024 and ranked #1629 in 2025. About 2,400 boys have carried it since 1959.

Across the states

In recent years, Mahdi ran about 12× its national rate in Michigan.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Mahdi ranks in other countries and regions.

#496 in France (2025) · #527 in Sweden (2025) · #672 in England & Wales (2025) · #768 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,027 in Belgium (2025) · #1,600 in Austria (2025) · #786 in Canada (2024).

Famous Mahdis

• Mahdi Torabi — Iranian footballer
• Mahdi al-Mashat — Yemeni politician
• Mahdi Camara — French and Gambian footballer (born 1998)
• Mahdi Kamel — Iraqi association football player
• Mahdi Amel — Lebanese poet (1936–1987)

In stories & tradition

• Mahdi — Messiah

What Mahdis become

Among 239 notable people named Mahdi:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan academic (1933–2014).

Similar names: Zade · Hadi · Malek · Ahmir · Mazen · Azari

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