How Many People Are Named Mahira?
An estimated 740 people in the United States have the first name Mahira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Mahira peaked in popularity in 2024 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mahira 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 Mahira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
740
About 1 in 463,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
85 births
Total Registered
746
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mahira
Mahira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 746 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mahira as a female name
Ranked #2,220 in 2024
85 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (85 births)
Mahira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mahira span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 334 babies were registered. Mahira remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Mahira by Decade
How has Mahira 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.
Mahira by State
Birth registrations for Mahira span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, Georgia. On average, about 27 Mahiras were registered per state.
Mahira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mahira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mahira
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Mahira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mahira?
We estimate approximately 740 people named Mahira 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 463,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Mahira a common name?
Mahira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 746 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mahira most popular?
Mahira reached peak popularity in 2024, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mahira is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mahira a female name?
Mahira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mahira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mahira Smith, Mahira Johnson, Mahira 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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