as a Last Name
- 882
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Mahdi
Meaning & Origins
Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic mahdī ‘guided’. This was the name of the twelfth Shiite imam, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 939, giving rise to a belief that he will return and unite Muslims under his leadership, triumphing over injustice.
| 29,327th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 882
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Mahdi per capita
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