US rank #11417 Girls' name Peak 2001 322 births

Maham — #11417 US girls' name

322 babies named Maham in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s732000s1242010s872020s38
#11417
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Maham was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

22 babies were named Maham in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maham

The Social Security Administration has registered 322 babies named Maham between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maham currently holds the #11417 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maham performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maham shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maham in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maham 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 322 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.

Maham at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

322

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2001

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,417

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maham popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
22
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0510152025 20242019201420092004199919941990 5

Maham by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
124 births that decade — 39% of Maham's all-time total
1990s732000s1242010s872020s38

Maham by state

Where Maham concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maham
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 5.3%
New York share of Maham's total US births 5.3%

17 of 322 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maham?
322 babies have been named Maham since 1990. It currently ranks #11417 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 22 births.
When was Maham most popular?
Maham was most popular in the 2000s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Maham most popular?
The top states for the name Maham are New York (17 births).
How long has the name Maham been used?
Maham has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maham?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mahogany, Mahala, Mahalia, Maha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.