UK girl's name
Mahfuza
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2008. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Mahfuza is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Mahfuza popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2008 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4524, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1999, with 13 births.
This profile covers 81 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 1996 to 2008. 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 31% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 80 living people in the UK are called Mahfuza. 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 2009 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Mahfuza ranked #4524 for girls in England and Wales in 2008, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1999, when 13 girls were registered as Mahfuza.
- • About 80 living people in the UK are estimated to have Mahfuza as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4524
2008
Births in 2008
4
Latest year
Peak year
1999
13 births
Estimated living
80
2026
Popularity
Mahfuza over time
The chart below shows babies named Mahfuza registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2008. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Mahfuza, the clearest high point is 1999. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2008, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mahfuza by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Mahfuza 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3189 | 54 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2525 | 27 | 4 |
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FAQ
Mahfuza: questions and answers
How popular is the name Mahfuza in the UK right now?
In 2008, Mahfuza was ranked #4524 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Mahfuza most popular?
The peak year on record was 1999, with 13 babies registered as Mahfuza in England and Wales.
How many people are called Mahfuza in the UK?
A total of 81 babies have been registered as Mahfuza across the 13 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.