Masculine dossier · first seen 1959
Mahdi
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2024
Peak births
107
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Mahdi
How many people are named Mahdi?
An estimated 2,361 living Americans are named Mahdi.
How rare is Mahdi?
Mahdi is uncommon among babies today, with 104 boys receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Mahdi?
The median age of a living American named Mahdi is approximately 15 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 23 years old.
Is Mahdi still popular?
Yes. Mahdi is holding steady, with 104 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Mahdi most common?
Mahdi has its strongest geographic signal in Michigan, where it appears 13.6× more often than the national baseline.
1959Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
2.8%
2025
104
All-time
2,398
Where it lives now
Mahdi is most concentrated in Michigan — about 13.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Mahdi is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.