Mahira

Meaning and origin of Mahira

Popularity of Mahira in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Mahira has been rising (+6.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mahira every 13 schools, all spellings combined.

Mahira in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  816^th girls’ name40 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,862

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  622^nd girls’ name184 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,173+5.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  973^rd girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,876

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  238 babies in 3 years1 girl in 20,303+8.7% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Mahira and Mahïra are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Mahïra10
• Mayra (in French)245
• Maïra (in French)215
• Mahyra (in French)35
• Mayrah (in French)25
• Maira (in French)25
• Maïrah (in French)20
• Mayira5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Mahira

• Maymouna
• Medina
• Meliha
• Meriam
• Mahawa
• Madina
• Yassmine
• Rokhaya
• Khalissa
• Yusra
• Innaya
• Kahina

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin