Mahum
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-HOOM
- Origin
- Persian
Mahum is a girls' name of Persian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Mahum come from?
Persian: possibly from Persian mah 'moon'
Is Mahum a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahum is a girls' name.
How popular is Mahum in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mahum in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Mahum in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Mahum in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Mahum in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mahum in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
Names like Mahum
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Maham, Zainab, Aaliyah, Hiba, Summer, Ayah, Hafsa, Safaa, Sumayyah, Rahma, Hibah
Names related to Mahum
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, “Mahum: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahum, updated 20 October 2026.