US rank #4282 Boys' name Peak 2023 240 births

Maahir — #4282 US boys' name

240 babies named Maahir in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s192010s1162020s105
#4282
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Maahir was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

25 babies were named Maahir in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maahir

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Maahir between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maahir currently holds the #4282 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maahir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maahir shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maahir in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maahir in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 240 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maahir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

240

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2023

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,282

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maahir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
25
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
051015202530 2024202120182015201120062005 6

Maahir by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
116 births that decade — 48% of Maahir's all-time total
2000s192010s1162020s105

Maahir by state

Where Maahir concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maahir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
11 4.6%
New Jersey share of Maahir's total US births 4.6%

11 of 240 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maahir?
240 babies have been named Maahir since 2005. It currently ranks #4282 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 25 births.
When was Maahir most popular?
Maahir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Maahir most popular?
The top states for the name Maahir are New Jersey (11 births).
How long has the name Maahir been used?
Maahir has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maahir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maaz, Maalik, Maanav, Maasai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.