The baby name Mahamood is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mah-uh-MOOD (IPA: /mɑhəˈmuːd/).
Mahamood is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Mahamood is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mah-uh-MOOD (IPA: /mɑhəˈmuːd/).
Mahamood is Arabic in Origin.
Mahamood is a modern spelling variant of the Arabic name Mahmood/Mahmoud (also Mahmud), from the triliteral root H-M-D meaning “to praise,” hence “praised, commendable.” It belongs to the same linguistic family as Muhammad and Ahmad. Through the spread of Islam, the name entered Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Somali, and other languages, where vowels and consonants were adapted to local phonology.
Borne by rulers and cultural figures, including Mahmud of Ghazni, Ottoman sultans Mahmud I and Mahmud II, and the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, the name conveys esteem and virtue. Mahamood reflects South Asian and diaspora orthography emphasizing the long “oo” vowel and an inserted schwa after h; it remains less common than Mahmood/Mahmoud. Variants and related forms include Mahmud, Mahmood, Mahmoud, Mehmood (Urdu), Mahmut (Turkish), and the feminine Mahmuda/Mahmouda.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #384 | 6 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #392 | 7 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #436 | 10 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| BH | 0 | #492 | 62 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #493 | 216 | 18,093 |
| LY | 0 | #523 | 13 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #542 | 12 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #598 | 8 | 10,045 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #650 | 120 | 18,755 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #657 | 11 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #701 | 419 | 22,615 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #745 | 137 | 17,948 |
| SY | 0 | #760 | 8 | 11,684 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #854 | 33 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #923 | 13 | 25,931 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #986 | 16 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,256 | 361 | 28,008 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
Mahamood is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:
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