babyNamedMahdi
“rightly guided, guided by God”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 515th
- births in 2023–2025
- 275
- babies born in France
- 1 in 6,623
- 0% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2020
Meaning and origin of Mahdi
Mahdi means “rightly guided, guided by God” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Mahdi in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2020.
- Over recent years, Mahdi has been stable (0% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mahdi every 19 schools, all spellings combined.
Mahdi in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
701st boys’ name47 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,616
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
668th boys’ name158 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,230+5.9% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,680th boys’ name297 babies in 3 years1 boy in 17,312+7% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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