Maher Boy
How popular is Maher?
#2,718 boy name in 2025
47 baby boys were named Maher in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name.
Maher popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,718 for boys (▲ 1176 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 47 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+27% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,084 in 2015, #3,272 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (47 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,407 in 1983 |
| First recorded | 1963 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Maher counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mahir family of names ranked #1,055 for boys in 2025 (#1,159 the year before), with 177 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mahir | 130 | 73% |
| Maher | 47 | 27% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Maher is most popular
Babies named Maher per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Maher by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 | #3,594 |
| 1970s | 88 | #2,600 |
| 1980s | 148 | #2,407 |
| 1990s | 202 | #2,439 |
| 2000s | 181 | #3,056 |
| 2010s | 314 | #2,927 |
| 2020s | 211 | #2,718 |
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Questions
- Is Maher a boy or girl name?
- Maher is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Maher were boys.
- How popular is the name Maher?
- 47 baby boys were named Maher in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name.
- When was Maher most popular?
- Maher peaked in 2025, when 47 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,407 in 1983.
- How many people are named Maher?
- 1,156 babies have been named Maher in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,127 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Maher most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Maher was most common in Minnesota, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.