Maham is a distinctive choice, ranked #1449 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Maham in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1449
About the Name Maham
Maham is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 324 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1070 in 2014 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Maham is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maham
Unlikely. With around 22 UK babies named Maham per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maham in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maham is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 324 places over the last five years to #1449 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Maham 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.
Maham does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mahams in the wild.
22
UK babies named Maham (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 324 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maham
Likely around 1 other Maham in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Maham
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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Maham Anga was the foster mother and chief wet nurse of the Mughal emperor Akbar. She was the political adviser of the teenage emperor and the de facto regent of the Mughal Empire from 1560 to 1562.
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Maham Aftab was an international taekwondo practitioner and a member of the Pakistan national taekwondo team. She won several medals for Pakistan at national and international level.