Mahya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-YAH
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
Mahya is a girls' name of Persian origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies).
Where does Mahya come from?
Persian: Iranian girls' name of uncertain meaning
Is Mahya a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mahya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Mahya, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 6 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Mahya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
Names like Mahya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Ayah, Hiba, Mirha, Hafsa, Rahma, Irha, Mahsa, Ayra, Raya, Amal, Abeeha
Names related to Mahya
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) 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, “Mahya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahya, updated 20 October 2026.