Mahir
Mahir is an Arabic given name meaning "skilled" or "expert". Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Azerbaijani
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Mahir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mahir is an Arabic given name meaning "skilled" or "expert". Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Azerbaijani
- Bosnian
The Story of Mahir
Mahir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 127 births, good for #1,450 nationwide. About 45% of every Mahir on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mahir ranks #1,450 for baby boys with 127 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mahir
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mahir. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Mahir
Phonetically similar names — useful when Mahir is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Mohair
- Mateer
- Mishear
- Mahesh
- Menhir
- Menear
- Mimir
- Minear
- Machair
- Meneer
- Metayer
- Mature
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Mahir
Mahir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Mahir's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,450. Use the chart and map above to compare Mahir'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.