UK girl's name
Maahirah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2017. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Maahirah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Maahirah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2017 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4763, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2007, with 5 births.
This profile covers 33 England and Wales registrations across 9 recorded years from 2001 to 2017. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 80% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 33 living people in the UK are called Maahirah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2018 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Maahirah ranked #4763 for girls in England and Wales in 2017, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2007, when 5 girls were registered as Maahirah.
- • About 33 living people in the UK are estimated to have Maahirah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4763
2017
Births in 2017
4
Latest year
Peak year
2007
5 births
Estimated living
33
2026
Popularity
Maahirah over time
The chart below shows babies named Maahirah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2001 to 2017. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Maahirah, the clearest high point is 2007. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2017, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maahirah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Maahirah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5098 | 15 | 4 |
| 2000s | #4393 | 18 | 5 |
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- Mollie 15,914
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FAQ
Maahirah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Maahirah in the UK right now?
In 2017, Maahirah was ranked #4763 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Maahirah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2007, with 5 babies registered as Maahirah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Maahirah in the UK?
A total of 33 babies have been registered as Maahirah across the 9 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.