MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mahmad mean?
Mahmad is a regional form of Muhammad, written محمد in Arabic. The name is formed from the root for praise and is borne by the prophet central to the Quranic narrative.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Kannada
ಮಹ್ಮದ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मुहम्मद
Conventional spelling
Arabic
محمد
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mahmad in Indian usage
9,571 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 128 records (1.3%).
- Recorded as male: 9,443 records (98.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 254 |
| 1950s | 534 |
| 1960s | 1,004 |
| 1970s | 1,668 |
| 1980s | 3,756 |
| 1990s | 2,240 |
| Other decades | 115 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Karnataka | 9,402 |
| Other states | 169 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Wiktionary: محمد ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.