Recorded 1984–2023 Girls' name Peak 2001 632 births

Maheen — girls' name

632 babies named Maheen in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s1372000s2482010s1802020s43
2000s
Peak decade

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

2001
Single peak year

33 babies were named Maheen in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maheen

The Social Security Administration has registered 632 babies named Maheen between 1984 and 2023, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maheen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maheen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 248 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maheen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Maheen in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maheen 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 632 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.

Maheen at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

632

Since 1984

40 years of records

Peak year

2001

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1984

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2023

Maheen popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1984

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
33
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
010203040 202320182013200820031998199319881984 5

Maheen popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2007 (Maheen as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2007 6

Maheen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
248 births that decade — 39% of Maheen's all-time total
1980s241990s1372000s2482010s1802020s43

Maheen by state

Where Maheen concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Maheen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
54 8.5%
#2 Texas
42 6.6%
#3 New Jersey
12 1.9%
#4 California
10 1.6%
#5 Illinois
5 0.8%
New York share of Maheen's total US births 8.5%
Even split

54 of 632 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maheen?
632 babies have been named Maheen since 1984. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 33 births.
When was Maheen most popular?
Maheen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 248 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Maheen most popular?
The top states for the name Maheen are New York (54 births), Texas (42 births), New Jersey (12 births).
How long has the name Maheen been used?
Maheen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 40 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Maheen?
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.

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, 1984–2023 (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.