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Mahir

“Skilled, expert” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1401 in the US (2025) · Trending

Mahir has appeared in US records since 1977 — best rank #1401 (2025) · 1,658 babies named Mahir all-time · 1 in 13,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #31 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #39 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mahirs

• Mahir Emreli — Azerbaijani association football player
• Mahir Shukurov — Azerbaijani footballer
• Mahir Çayan — Turkish Marxist–Leninist revolutionary (1945-1972)
• Mahir Sağlık — Turkish association football player (born 1983)
• Mahir Domi — Albanian linguist

What Mahirs become

Among 87 notable people named Mahir:

No single standout — notable Mahirs spread across many fields.

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