Given name & surname
Mahdy
“the expected daughter”·“one who is expected”
Mahdy is a variant of Mahdi. Interpretations include “the expected daughter” (African) and “one who is expected” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mahdy is a variant of Mahdi. Interpretations include “the expected daughter” (African) and “one who is expected” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mahdy is a variant of Mahdi. An origin associated with Mahdi is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mahdy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 47
- 47 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 2003.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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