Mahira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAH-hi-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #576 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,214 for girls
Mahira is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “skilled, expert”. In 2025 it ranked 576th for girls in the UK (74 babies) and 2,214th for girls in the US (83 babies).
What does Mahira mean?
Arabic: feminine of Mahir
“skilled, expert”
Feminine of Mahir, from the Arabic for skilled or expert.
Is Mahira a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahira is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 74 girls in the UK and 83 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mahira in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 576th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 74 about 1 in 3,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 74 girls in the UK were named Mahira, making it the 576th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 776th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Mahira of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Mahira in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 573rd in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
Mahira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #576 |
| 2024 | 63 | #659 |
| 2023 | 54 | #727 |
| 2022 | 42 | #902 |
| 2021 | 43 | #890 |
| 2020 | 52 | #776 |
| 2019 | 46 | #862 |
| 2018 | 56 | #762 |
| 2017 | 55 | #784 |
| 2016 | 29 | #1,243 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,353 |
| 2014 | 13 | #2,189 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,798 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,418 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 20 | #1,147 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Mahira in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,214th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 83 about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 83 girls in the US were named Mahira, making it the 2,214th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,015th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 85 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Mahira in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mahira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #2,214 |
| 2024 | 85 | #2,218 |
| 2023 | 70 | #2,517 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,856 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,608 |
| 2020 | 53 | #3,015 |
| 2019 | 51 | #3,129 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,868 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,713 |
| 2016 | 49 | #3,280 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4,655 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
Names like Mahira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Abeeha, Hafsa, Rahma, Nusaybah, Rumaysa, Hiba, Safiya, Muntaha, Halima, Amira, Khadija
Names related to Mahira
Maria, Mirha, Mara, Maira, Mairah, Mahra, Mair, Mahari, Marah, Miara
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Mahira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahira, updated 20 October 2026.