How Many People Are Named Maher?
An estimated 1,084 people in the United States have the first name Maher. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Maher peaked in popularity in 2023 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maher as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maher paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,084
About 1 in 316,194 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2023
41 births
Total Registered
1,109
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maher
Maher is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,109 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Maher as a male name
Ranked #3,933 in 2024
28 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (41 births)
Maher: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maher span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 314 babies were registered. While Maher is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maher by Decade
How has Maher tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maher by State
Birth registrations for Maher span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Minnesota. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, Texas. On average, about 21 Mahers were registered per state.
Maher + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maher as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maher
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maher: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maher?
We estimate approximately 1,084 people named Maher are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 316,194 Americans share this first name.
Is Maher a common name?
Maher is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,109 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maher most popular?
Maher reached peak popularity in 2023, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maher is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maher a male name?
Maher is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maher Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maher Smith, Maher Johnson, Maher Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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