Mhari
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- VAH-ree
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mhari is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mhari mean?
Hebrew: Scottish Gaelic form of Mary
Variant of Mhairi, the lenited Scottish Gaelic form of Mairi, meaning Mary.
Is Mhari a girl's or a boy's name?
Mhari is a girls' name.
How popular is Mhari in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mhari in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Mhari in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 2 | #5,287 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Mhari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Miri, Mhairi, Suki, Rumi, Kiki, Mairi, Molly, Naomi, Mika, Tori, Hannah, Charlotte
Names related to Mhari
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Mhari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mhari, updated 20 October 2026.