Mahir is a distinctive choice, ranked #593 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mahir in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#593
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About the Name Mahir
Mahir is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 111 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #632 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mahir is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mahir in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Mahir
Mahir Alkaya — Mahir Önder Alkaya is a Dutch politician who has been a Socialist Party member of the House of Representatives since 18 January 2018.
Mahir Günok — Mahir Günok is a Turkish former association football player and coach.
Mahir Agva — Mahir Agva is a Turkish-German professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
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 Mahir
Unlikely. With around 65 UK babies named Mahir per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mahir in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mahir is at its highest recorded position — #593 in 2025, with 65 births. In 2020 it ranked #796.
Mahir 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 Mahir include: Mahir Alkaya, Mahir Günok and Mahir Agva. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mahir does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mahirs in the wild.
65
UK babies named Mahir (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 203 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mahir
Almost certainly the only Mahir 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 Mahir
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mahir Yağcılar (Serbo-Croatian: Mahir Jagčular; Albanian: Mahir Jaxhilar) is a Turkish Kosovar politician and the president of Turkish nationalist and conservative Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo (KDTP).