Maher
Maher was the 2741st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 2465th; the most babies were born in 2025 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved up 389 places. More babies were named Maher in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,741 boys, up 572 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202547 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,156babies recorded
Maher popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,741 | 47 |
| 2020 | #3,313 | 34 |
| 2010 | #4,785 | 20 |
| 2000 | #4,710 | 16 |
| 1990 | #3,407 | 18 |
| 1980 | #3,190 | 14 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maher, counting every spelling?
Maher is the most common spelling of a name family that had 53 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 53 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maher | 47 | #2,741 | 177 |
| Maheer | 6 | #11,496 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maher?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maher (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maher 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 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maher.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maher?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Maher are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 8 and 34. That makes Maher 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.
Maher by state
How common Maher was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys 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 Maher: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maher, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maher
How popular is the name Maher?
Maher was the 2741st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 2465th; the most babies were born in 2025 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved up 389 places. More babies were named Maher in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maher a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maher in the US.
Where is Maher most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maher was most common in Minnesota (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Ohio.