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Mahira

Girl

Meaning of Mahira: Arabic: 'expert' or 'skilled'

Mahira is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2152nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 620th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2152

83 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#620

63 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

829

First recorded 1992 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 49 babies2017: 63 babies2018: 58 babies2019: 51 babies2020: 53 babies20202021: 66 babies2022: 59 babies2023: 70 babies2024: 85 babies2025: 83 babies
US babies named Mahira per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 85.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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