Worldwide, مهدي (مهدي 
, Mehdi 
, Mahdi ) is a widespread principally masculine, but very infrequently female first name. The first name مهدي is characteristic of Morocco, where it is a common male name, Tunisia, and Iraq, where it is a common predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Morocco, Algeria, and Iraq. Much less frequently, مهدي is the last name as well as the forename.
مهدي is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| مهدي القزويني Iraqi Islamic scholar and poet, IQ (b. 1806) |
|
|
| مهدي الحلي Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1807) |
|
|
|
مهدي بن حبيب الله الشيرازي Religion Scientist, IQ (b. 1886) |
|
| مهدي الطالقاني Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1848) |
|
|
| مهدي بن محمد البغدادي Iraqi writer and poet, IQ (b. 1860) |
|
|
| مهدي الفلوجي Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1863) |
|
|
| مهدي الجرموقي Iraqi Islamic scholar and poet, IQ (b. 1863) |
|
|
| مهدي بن هادي القزويني Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1890) |
|
|
| مهدي مانع Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 1896) |
|
|
| عباس مهدي Iraqi politician, IQ (b. 1898) |
|
|
| عباس مهدي former Iraqi minister, IQ (b. 1898) |
|
|
| مهدي الحجار Iraqi Islamic scholar and poet, IQ (b. 1900) |
|
|
| مهدي العربي Libyan Brigadier-General, LY (b. 1901) |
|
|
| مهدي قصارة Mahdi Kassara or “Si Mehdi” is a Moroccan Christian, one of the first Moroccan Christians in the twentieth century (born in the city of Sefrou 1907)., MA (b. 1907) |
|
|
|
مهدي حواص French-Tunisian business executive and politician, TN (b. 1959) |
|
علي, زارعي, غلامي, طاهري, محمدي, مرادي, كريمي, كاظمي, قاسمي, يوسفي, الشمري, رحماني, رمضاني, محمودي, نوروزي, قرباني, ميرزائي, العراقي, الساعدي, التميمي, الموسوي, سليماني, صالحي, البصراوي, صادقي, شريفي, حسن, احمد, اسدي, صالح, زارع, محمد, نجفي, نظري, نوري, كرمي, اميري, اكبري, احمدي, عباسي, عزيزي, باقري, حسيني, حيدري, رضائي, رحيمي, رستمي, جعفري, and ابراهيمي