Maher
Boy · MAH-her · Arabic
Maher is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “skilful, expert”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
What does Maher mean?
Arabic
“skilful, expert”
From the Arabic for skilled or expert; the same name as Mahir.
- Say it
- MAH-her
Is Maher a girl's or a boy's name?
Maher is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 15 boys in the UK and 47 boys in the US.
How popular is Maher in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Maher, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 24 boys. 3 girls were also named Maher in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Maher in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 87 boys in the UK were given Maher or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #480, up from #1,771 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Maher in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,237 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Maher in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Maher, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. It first appears in the records in 1963.
2025 had the most boys named Maher of any year since it first appeared, in 1963.
Half of all the boys named Maher in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 217 boys in the US were given Maher or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #941, up from #2,718 for this spelling alone.
Maher in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,004 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,950 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,084 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,828 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,407 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,600 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
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