Mahira
Feminine · “skilled”
Mahira is skilled in Arabic — one who is expert — and it is a separate Hebrew word meaning quick.
How old is the name Mahira?
Mahira first appears in US birth records in 1992 — 33 years ago. The typical Mahira is a kid of about 5 — this name's wave is very recent. About 800 people named Mahira are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mahira most popular?
Mahira peaked in 2025, reaching #2214 nationally. Today it ranks #2214, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
Where it comes from
From mahir to Mahira
The story of Mahira
Mahir in Arabic describes competence acquired by practice rather than natural gift, which is a distinction the language keeps. Hebrew mehirah means speed. Both routes reach modern naming, and Mahira is standard across Arabic and Urdu use. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
skilled, expert; swift
From the Arabic mahira, the feminine of mahir, 'skilled' or 'proficient', from a root meaning to be expert. A separate Hebrew mehira means 'swift'. Both are genuine and the two are unrelated. The Arabic is ordinary and documented.
How the name formed
- mahir
- mahira
- Mahira
Related forms: ماهرة · Mahira · מהירה
Pronouncing Mahira
mah-HEE-rah
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Arabic gives the h a fuller breath.
Nicknames for Mahira
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1992
- Most girls named
- 202485 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2214reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- −2.4%83 in 2025, from 85
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Mahira in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- ماهرة in Arabic — transliteration
- Mahira in Urdu — same name
- מהירה in Hebrew — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, Texas, California.
Mahiras among us
people named Mahira are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 19,365 born in 2025 was named Mahira
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Karene test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Mahira's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Karene climbed just as high around 1942, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Karene's path sketches the road Mahira is walking now.
Mahira sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Mahira is headed
Mahira looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 19% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Mahira beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Mahira in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the Arabic distinguishes learned skill from natural gift is a first-rate detail.
- Mahi and Hira are two short forms, both with real use.
- Three syllables of open vowels, which carries unusually well.
- The Arabic and Hebrew words are unrelated.
- The internal h is often swallowed by English speakers.
- It reads as specifically Muslim or South Asian.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mahiras are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Mahira are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mahira in 2025?
- Mahira ranks #2214 among US girl names in 2025, with 83 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Mahira?
- About 1 in every 19,365 US girls born in 2025 was named Mahira — 83 in all.
- Will my child share the name Mahira with classmates?
- Mahira will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Mahira
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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