Maheen
Mahin or Mheen is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, south of Homs.
Meaning & Origin of Maheen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mahin or Mheen is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, south of Homs.
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The Story of Maheen
Maheen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 33 Maheens were born — ranking #3,863 that year. As of 2026, Maheen ranks #13,455 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 632 Maheens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maheen
Maheen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 632 births in the dataset. Maheen's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #3,863. Use the chart and map above to compare Maheen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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