Maha is a distinctive choice, ranked #622 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Maha in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#622
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About the Name Maha
Maha is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 397 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #677 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Maha is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Maha in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Maha
Maha Jaafar — Maha Jaafar is a Sudanese-Iraqi dentist and YouTuber, living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Maha Bandula — General Maha Bandula/Vandula was commander-in-chief of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces from 1821 until his death in 1825 in the First Anglo-Burmese War.
Maha Sajan — Maha Sajan or Bàn La Trà Toàn, Panluo Chaquan (槃羅茶全) in Chinese sources, was king of Champa from 1460 to 1471, the year of the fall of Champa.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maha
Unlikely. With around 63 UK babies named Maha per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maha in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maha is at its highest recorded position — #622 in 2025, with 63 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,164.
Maha is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Maha include: Maha Jaafar, Maha Al-Ghunaim and Maha Jodi. Short summaries for each appear below.
Maha does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mahas in the wild.
63
UK babies named Maha (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maha
Almost certainly the only Maha in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Maha
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
General Maha Bandula/Vandula was commander-in-chief of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces from 1821 until his death in 1825 in the First Anglo-Burmese War.
Maha Chakkraphat or Phra Chao Chang Phueak (พระเจ้าช้างเผือก; "King of White Elephants") was king of the Ayutthaya kingdom from 1548 to 1564 and 1568 to 1569.
Maha Thammaracha (Thai: มหาธรรมราชา, pronounced [mā.hǎː tʰām.mā.rāː.t͡ɕʰāː]; Pali: Mahā Dhammarājā; Sanskrit: Mahā Dharmarājā; literally "Great Dharmic King"), or the extended version Maha Thammarachathirat (Thai: มหาธรรมราชาธิราช, IPA: [má.hǎ: tʰam.má.raː.t͡ɕʰaː.tʰí.râ:t]; Pali: Mahā Dhammarājādhirāja; Sanskrit: Mahā Dharmarājādhirāja; "Great Dharmic King of High Kings"), was a Thai exalted title given to the Buddha.