Boys' name · since 1977
Mahir
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 1,658 babies named Mahir, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,708 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,406 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,658
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mahir currently ranks #1406 among boys' names in America, with 1,658 babies recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahir has been recorded 1,658 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #1406 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #3,708 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,406 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,658 born since 1977
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahir ranks #3,708 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,406 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,658 born since 1977, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,708 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,406 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,658
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mahir's 1,658 recorded births place it above 91.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Mahir compares
1,658 Top 24% higher than 76% of 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
Mahir's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,658 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 130 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mahir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mahir's full recorded timeline at 2007, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 130 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mahir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 130
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Mahir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (683 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Mahir's strongest decade.
683 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Mahir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 80
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
274 births
- 2010s
2010s
593 births
- 2020s
2020s
683 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 683 births (41% of all-time use).
How Mahir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mahir's total volume
Mahir by state
Where Mahir concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 329 | 19.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 169 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 78 | 4.7% |
| #4 | California | | 44 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Washington | | 44 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 36 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 26 | 1.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 21 | 1.3% |
329 of 1,658 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Mahir appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mahir's data
- Minnesota records the most Mahirs (329 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Mahir: 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 (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Mahir 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.