UK girl's name
Mahmuda
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Mahmuda is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Mahmuda popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5666, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 10 births.
This profile covers 77 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 1996 to 2018. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 30% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 76 living people in the UK are called Mahmuda. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Mahmuda ranked #5666 for girls in England and Wales in 2018, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 10 girls were registered as Mahmuda.
- • About 76 living people in the UK are estimated to have Mahmuda as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5666
2018
Births in 2018
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
10 births
Estimated living
76
2026
Popularity
Mahmuda over time
The chart below shows babies named Mahmuda registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Mahmuda, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2018, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mahmuda by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Mahmuda was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5750 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | #3345 | 37 | 7 |
| 1990s | #2089 | 31 | 4 |
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- Molly 47,734
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- Maisie 32,671
- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Mahmuda: questions and answers
How popular is the name Mahmuda in the UK right now?
In 2018, Mahmuda was ranked #5666 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Mahmuda most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 10 babies registered as Mahmuda in England and Wales.
How many people are called Mahmuda in the UK?
A total of 77 babies have been registered as Mahmuda across the 14 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.