Mahirah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAH-hi-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Mahirah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “skilled, expert”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mahirah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Mahira; feminine of Mahir
“skilled, expert”
Feminine of Mahir, from the Arabic for skilled or expert.
Meaning borrowed from Mahira.
Is Mahirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahirah is a girls' name.
How popular is Mahirah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mahirah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mahirah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
Names like Mahirah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Safa, Zainab, Sumayyah, Nusaybah, Aaminah, Ruqayyah, Umaymah, Safiya, Farah, Umamah, Musfirah
Names related to Mahirah
Maria, Maira, Mahira, Mariah, Marwah, Mariyah, Mairah, Mahra
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, 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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mahirah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahirah, updated 20 October 2026.