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Mahir

100% boys · 130 born in 2025

Mahir has been given to about 1,658 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,630
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mahir per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 130
  • Born in 2025130
  • All time1,658
  • England & Wales, 2025#597 · 65

How popular is Mahir?

Its best year was 2025, when 130 babies were given the name, ranking 1405th. The typical living American called Mahir is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.12% of births.

Names that sound like Mahir

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Yahir0.85
  2. Zahir0.85
  3. Amir0.70
  4. Nasir0.70
  5. Samir0.70
  6. Jamir0.70
  7. Jair0.70
  8. Yair0.70

Middle names for Mahir

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mahir Paul0.77
  2. Mahir John0.77
  3. Mahir Lee0.77
  4. Mahir Dean0.76
  5. Mahir Blake0.76
  6. Mahir Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Mahir

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.97
  2. Jasielbrother · 0.96
  3. Teobrother · 0.96
  4. Alarasister · 0.95
  5. Laylanisister · 0.95
  6. Inayasister · 0.95

Where Mahir is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.12%
  2. Washington0.02%
  3. Ohio0.01%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mahir Anderson0.77
  2. Mahir Nguyen0.72
  3. Mahir Lee0.72
  4. Mahir Hall0.72
  5. Mahir Green0.72
  6. Mahir Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mahir

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Mahir across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.