Maha
Maha was the 2764th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2133rd with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 695 places. More babies were named Maha in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,764 girls, up 1,053 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200279 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,019babies recorded
Maha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,764 | 62 |
| 2020 | #3,817 | 38 |
| 2010 | #3,788 | 41 |
| 2000 | #2,729 | 54 |
| 1990 | #3,481 | 31 |
| 1980 | #4,652 | 16 |
| 1970 | #5,270 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maha, counting every spelling?
Maha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Maha?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maha (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maha?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Maha are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 11 and 32. That makes Maha mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maha by state
How common Maha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.9×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maha
How popular is the name Maha?
Maha was the 2764th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2133rd with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 695 places. More babies were named Maha in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Maha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maha in the US.
Where is Maha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maha was most common in New York (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Illinois.