Maher is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “fine.” In 2024 it was given to 28 boys in the United States.
Maher belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “fine” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Maher first appears in Social Security records in 1963. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2464 in 1983, and in 2024 28 babies received the name — 1,109 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Maher means “fine” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Maher is a boy name. In 2024, 28 babies received the name in the US.
Maher comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Maher first appears in US records in 1963. Its best-ever ranking was #2464 in 1983, and 28 babies were given the name in 2024.
Maher is pronounced /ˈmɑː(ɹ)/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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