Mahdi
Boy name · #1626 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 104 baby boys were named Mahdi, placing it at #1626 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1625, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 17,308 boys born in 2025 was named Mahdi.
The 66-year story
Mahdi first appears in the Social Security records in 1959, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 107 babies and a rank of #1599. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Mahdi per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mahdi in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Mahdi is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Mahdi will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mahdi is most common
Geography matters for names, and Mahdi is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Mahdi is most common in MI (0.8 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000), CA (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Mahdi is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Mahdi
Statistically, parents drawn to Mahdi tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mehdi, Hadi, Amani, Bohdi, and Malek.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mahdi | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | #1621 |
| 2024 | 107 | #1599 |
| 2023 | 86 | #1851 |
| 2022 | 79 | #1951 |
| 2021 | 67 | #2134 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2167 |
| 2019 | 82 | #1842 |
| 2018 | 74 | #1981 |
| 2017 | 88 | #1746 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2028 |
| 2015 | 98 | #1625 |
| 2014 | 72 | #1979 |
| 2013 | 93 | #1636 |
| 2012 | 79 | #1849 |
| 2011 | 84 | #1738 |
| 2010 | 84 | #1768 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2077 |
| 2008 | 78 | #1861 |
| 2007 | 81 | #1795 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1967 |
| 2005 | 70 | #1838 |
| 2004 | 70 | #1785 |
| 2003 | 55 | #2055 |
| 2002 | 58 | #1916 |
| 2001 | 46 | #2217 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mahdi a popular boy name?
Mahdi ranked #1626 among boys in 2025 with 104 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1625.
When was the name Mahdi most popular?
Mahdi peaked in 2024, when 107 American boys received the name (ranked #1599 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mahdi?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 17,308 newborn American boys was named Mahdi. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.