The baby name Mahamoud is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ma-ha-MOOD (IPA: /maˈhæmuːd/).
Mahamoud is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Mahamoud is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ma-ha-MOOD (IPA: /maˈhæmuːd/).
Mahamoud is Arabic in Origin.
Mahamoud is a Francophone-influenced variant of the Arabic name Mahmoud/Mahmud, derived from the root H-M-D (“to praise”). It carries the meaning “praised, commendable,” sharing its semantic field with Ahmad and Muhammad. The spelling with an extra a is common in French-influenced records in the western Indian Ocean and the Horn of Africa, and among Somali speakers, where the equivalent is written Maxamuud.
The name has been borne across the Islamic world since medieval times; its prestige was cemented by rulers such as Mahmud of Ghazni and countless scholars and poets. Today, Mahamoud appears in Comoros, Mayotte, Djibouti, Somalia, and diaspora communities in France and Canada. Variants include Mahmud, Mahmoud, Mahmood (South Asia), Mehmood/Mehmud (Urdu-influenced), and Mahmut (Turkish); feminine forms are Mahmuda/Mahmouda. Common nicknames are Hamoud and Hamouda.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #13 | 32 | 657 |
| DJ | 0 | #16 | 2 | 322 | |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #28 | 2 | 488 |
| SD | 0 | #99 | 4 | 2,130 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2019 | #183 | 2 | 1,462 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #320 | 1,068 | 15,035 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #358 | 4 | 8,138 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #358 | 88 | 10,523 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #362 | 16 | 7,057 |
| EG | 0 | #380 | 21 | 6,387 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| YE | 0 | #391 | 8 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| LY | 0 | #462 | 74 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #538 | 11 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #541 | 10 | 12,054 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #618 | 8 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #649 | 10 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #698 | 10 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #737 | 33 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #760 | 8 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #813 | 17 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #939 | 13 | 5,873 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #941 | 19 | 14,742 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,071 | 22 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,114 | 15 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,153 | 24 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,449 | 23 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,502 | 113 | 28,008 |
Mahamoud is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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