Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Mahari

Gender Unisex · 55% girls Rank 2025 #4,512 Trend ↓ Falling 15%
Rank 2025
#4,512
among girls · ↑2,318 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
67
named Mahari · +158% vs 2024
How common
1 in 51,847
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
67 babies
All-time total
727
#13,566 all-time among girls
First recorded
1997
in Social Security records

Mahari popularity over time

727 babies have been named Mahari since 1997, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s – 26 26 3 – –
2000s 66 92 158 16 +508% #9,675
2010s 191 110 301 30 +91% #4,276
2020s (to 2025) 140 102 242 40 +34% #4,512

Where Mahari is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 30 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 30 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Mahari

Mahari is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,512 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 727 American babies have been named Mahari, about 55% girls and 45% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 67 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mahari stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mahari?

The median living Mahari is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 16. An estimated 700 people named Mahari are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mahari year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 31 #4,512 36 #3,284
2024 17 #6,830 9 #8,729
2023 20 #6,093 16 #5,826
2022 19 #6,375 16 #5,781
2021 24 #5,343 15 #5,933
2020 29 #4,614 10 #7,866
2019 27 #4,987 17 #5,476
2018 23 #5,558 17 #5,455
2017 34 #4,276 12 #6,952
2016 19 #6,582 9 #8,564
2015 14 #8,273 7 #10,224
2014 18 #6,894 8 #9,307
2013 27 #5,091 13 #6,486
2012 8 #12,958 11 #7,365
2011 8 #12,919 10 #7,869
2010 13 #9,036 6 #11,661
2009 11 #10,391 8 #9,552
2008 6 #16,692 11 #7,526
2007 11 #10,556 7 #10,474
2006 12 #9,675 11 #7,246
2005 8 #12,542 17 #4,951
2004 – – 12 #6,381
2003 5 #17,346 6 #10,382
2002 6 #14,711 7 #9,031
2001 7 #12,908 7 #8,881
2000 – – 6 #9,850
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mahari, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mahari?

The median living Mahari is about 8 years old. Half of all living Maharis are between 4 and 16 years old.

How many people named Mahari are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Mahari are alive in the United States, based on 727 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mahari in 2025?

Mahari ranked #4,512 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mahari?

727 babies have been named Mahari in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mahari most popular?

Mahari peaked in 2025, when 67 newborns received the name.

Is Mahari a boy or girl name?

Mahari is used for both: about 55% of babies named Mahari have been girls and 45% boys.

Is the name Mahari rising or falling?

Mahari is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mahari become more popular?

Mahari looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Mahari in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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