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Mahir

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Mahir is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 122 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
1220.01% of boys
Peak year
2024122 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1977
1,528people given the name
Babies named Mahir, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

1,528 boys have been named Mahir in the United States since 1977, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 122 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2017, and the 2010s alone account for 39%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Mahir
1970s10
1980s18
1990s80
2000s274
2010s593
2020s553

In 2024, its biggest year

Mahir was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Mahir

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.