Maher
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning kindly or generous one.
Maher by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Maher. In the US, 40 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
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