Maher
Maher is an Arabic given name meaning "skillful" or "talented" or "expert." In Arabic context, it is pronounced "Maa-her." Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Maher
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maher is an Arabic given name meaning "skillful" or "talented" or "expert." In Arabic context, it is pronounced "Maa-her." Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Maher
American parents first put Maher on the record books as a baby boy name in 1963, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 41 Mahers were born — ranking #3,002 that year. About 27% of every Maher on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maher ranks #3,665 for baby boys with 31 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Maher
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Maher. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Maher
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About the name Maher
Maher is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Maher's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,408. Use the chart and map above to compare Maher'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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