Name meaning & stats
Maher
Maher. 1,156 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Mahers are 1.4× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
1,156 US babies were named Maher between 1940 and 2025.
Maher around the world
- Belgium: 678 babies since 1995, peak 2014, No. 308 in 2025
- France: 1,815 babies since 1900, peak 2014, No. 589 in 2025
- Sweden: 129 babies since 1998, peak 2019, No. 651 in 2022
- England & Wales: 324 babies since 1996, peak 2018, No. 1,704 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Mahers end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.4× | Low · 9 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Low · 3 people |
| Professor | 1.0× | Low · 3 people |
| Politician | 0.8× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Mahers show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)