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Mahir

Gender

Male

Origin

Arabic
Skilled

Pronunciation

ma-hir

More about the name

Mahir (also spelled Maher or "Mihir-A", Arabic: ماهر) is an Arabic given name meaning "skilled" or "expert".
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1401, 130 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025130
2024122
2023114
2022117
2021101
202099
201979
201886
201774
201666

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #593, 65 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202565
202453
202355
202256
202128
202039
201956
201847
201738
201649

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #789, 53 births); most recent 2023 (rank #797, 51 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202351
202253
202147
202041
201937
201831
201745
201633
201533
201428

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #492, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20256
20244
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence