Mahir

“Skilled, expert” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1405 in the US (2025) · Trending

Mahir is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1977, it stood at #1405 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 1,700 boys have been named Mahir along the way. In Minnesota it runs about 20× its national rate.

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 92 notable people named Mahir:

No single standout — notable Mahirs spread across many fields.

Similar names: Ahmir · Yazan · Mylo · Sultan · Zahir · Jahsir

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