Mahmoud first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1968. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2018, 91 babies received the name (ranked #1719). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2245), with roughly 63 babies named Mahmoud each year. Mahmoud's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 2,674 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.