Boys' name · since 2005
Maahir
274 babies named Maahir in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,438 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
274 babies have been named Maahir since 2005, making it today's #3438 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maahir recorded 274 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #3438 nationally today, ahead of 75% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #11,157 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,438 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 274 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maahir ranks #11,157 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,438 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 274 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,438 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maahir's 274 recorded births place it above 75.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Maahir compares
274 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maahir's all-time total is 26% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maahir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 274 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maahir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maahir splits its recorded history at 2017: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maahir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Maahir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (139 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Maahir's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Maahir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 139 births (51% of all-time use).
Maahir by state
Where Maahir concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 11 | 4.0% |
11 of 274 births nationwide.
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- New Jersey records the most Maahirs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maahir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maahir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.