Mahin
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- ma-HEEN
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Mahin is a name of Persian origin, meaning “moonlike”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Mahin mean?
Persian: from Persian mah 'moon'
“moonlike”
Persian name from mah 'moon'; a girl's name in Iran, it is given to boys in Bangladesh.
Is Mahin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Mahin has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK.
How popular is Mahin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 9 boys. 3 girls were also named Mahin in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Mahin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mahin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Mahin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Mahin in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mahin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
Names like Mahin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Zamir, Zahir, Samir, Musa, Muhammad, Yahir, Nasir, Hassan, Jamir, Nazir, Ahmir
Names related to Mahin
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mahin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahin, updated 20 October 2026.