Mahir Boy
How popular is Mahir?
#1,401 boy name in 2025
130 baby boys were named Mahir in the US in 2025, making it the 1401st most popular boy name.
Mahir popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,401 for boys (▲ 80 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 130 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+128% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,299 in 2015, #1,621 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (130 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,401 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mahir 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 Mahir is most popular
Babies named Mahir per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Minnesota: 1.7 per 1,000 (209 boys)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (55 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
Mahir by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | #5,843 |
| 1980s | 18 | #5,453 |
| 1990s | 80 | #3,733 |
| 2000s | 274 | #2,697 |
| 2010s | 593 | #1,777 |
| 2020s | 683 | #1,401 |
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Questions
- Is Mahir a boy or girl name?
- Mahir is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mahir were boys.
- How popular is the name Mahir?
- 130 baby boys were named Mahir in the US in 2025, making it the 1401st most popular boy name.
- When was Mahir most popular?
- Mahir peaked in 2025, when 130 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,401 in 2025.
- How many people are named Mahir?
- 1,658 babies have been named Mahir in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,644 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Mahir most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mahir was most common in Minnesota, at 1.7 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.