Girls' name · since 1984
Maheen
Maheen has 638 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,659 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 638
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maheen currently ranks #13659 among girls' names in America, with 638 babies recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Maheen recorded 638 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #13659 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #10,122 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,659 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 638 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maheen ranks #10,122 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,659 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 638 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,659 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 638
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maheen's 638 recorded births place it above 85.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Maheen compares
638 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Maheen's all-time total is 70% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maheen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 638 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maheen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maheen's full recorded timeline at 2005, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maheen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Maheen popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2007 (Maheen as boys' name)
Maheen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (248 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Maheen's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Maheen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
137 births
- 2000s
2000s
248 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 248 births (39% of all-time use).
How Maheen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maheen's total volume
Maheen by state
Where Maheen concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| 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% |
54 of 638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Maheen's data
- Maheen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Maheens (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maheen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Maheen 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.