Girls' name · since 1992
Mahira
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 829 babies named Mahira, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 829
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
829 babies have been named Mahira since 1992, making it today's #2231 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahira has been recorded 829 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #2231 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #8,538 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,231 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 829 born since 1992
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahira ranks #8,538 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,231 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 829 born since 1992, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 829
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mahira's 829 recorded births place it above 88.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mahira compares
829 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Mahira's all-time total is 120% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 829 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mahira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mahira splits its recorded history at 2013: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mahira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Mahira by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (416 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Mahira's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Mahira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
334 births
- 2020s
2020s
416 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 416 births (50% of all-time use).
How Mahira 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 Mahira's total volume
Mahira by state
Where Mahira concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 133 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 70 | 8.4% |
| #3 | California | | 61 | 7.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 23 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 22 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 14 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.3% |
133 of 829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Mahira appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mahira's data
- New York records the most Mahiras (133 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 Mahira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Mahira 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.