Mahva

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Mahva by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Mahva.

What we can tell you about Mahva

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mahva. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Mahagreat, magnificent63 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mahsalike the moon18 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mahladisease or sickness4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maeva366 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mahra5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mahya5 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Mahva

Names that are said the same way as Mahva, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Mayva5 in the US (2017)
  • Maiva3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Mahva

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