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Maher

Boy

Meaning of Maher: Arabic: 'skilled' or 'talented'

Maher is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2675th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1859th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2675

47 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1859

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,156

First recorded 1963 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 16 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 27 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 31 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 17 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 29 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 23 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 16 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 21 babies2013: 30 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 37 babies2016: 35 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 39 babies2019: 35 babies2020: 34 babies20202021: 30 babies2022: 31 babies2023: 41 babies2024: 28 babies2025: 47 babies
US babies named Maher per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 47.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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