""Guided one, guided by God." | Formal: "The guided one, divinely guided.""
From Arabic / Persian
Mahdi means the guided one or the rightly guided — from the Arabic. In Islamic eschatology, the Mahdi IS the prophesied redeemer who will establish justice before the end of days. Two syllables of the prophesied-redeemer, will-establish-justice, and Arabic the-guided-one.
Meaning"Guided one, guided by God." | Formal: "The guided one, divinely guided."
OriginArabic / Persian
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 8
US Rank (today)#1901
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Why parents love Mahdi
The Mahdi IS the prophesied redeemer.
Will establish justice before the end of days.
Two syllables with a sacred, Arabic sound: MAH-dee.
The meaning guided one IS divinely directed.
The most eschatologically powerful name.
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The vibe of Mahdi
the guided onerightly guidedArabicMahdiprophesiedredeemerjusticeend of dayssacred
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Origin & history of Mahdi
Arabic mahdi (the guided one)→the Mahdi
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Arabic / Persian roots
The Mahdi IS the prophesied redeemer — will establish justice before the end of days.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Arabic; Islamic eschatology.
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Today
Mahdi remains a beloved choice, ranking #1901 in the US. 2,294 babies have been named Mahdi since 1959.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Islamic tradition, SSA data
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How popular is Mahdi?
2024peak year
The name Mahdi reached its peak in 2024, with 107 registrations (ranked #1600). The name has actually been around since 1959 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1901) today, averaging about 82 new babies per year. Mahdi's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 2,294 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Mahdi's Life Path 9 is the humanitarian's number — justice humanitarianism. People named Mahdi tend to be sacred, guided, and gifted at being the prophesied redeemer of justice.
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Prophesied redeemer of justice
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End-of-days
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Rightly-guided
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Arabic-sacred
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Divinely-directed
M4
A1
H8
D4
I9
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Mahdi
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Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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