Gender: Boy
Meaning: Happy, blessed, fortunate
Origin: Hebrew — from Asher (אָשֵׁר), from the root ashar (to be happy, to be blessed)
Popularity: Ranked #3900 in 2024 with 28 babies born.
History: A variant or related form of Asher. Shares the meaning 'Happy, blessed, fortunate.'
Similar names: maheer, maheera, mahera, mahra, melaher, maahir, maebree, maebri
Name length: 5 letters
How common is Maher? About 1 in 118,875 babies born in 2024 were named Maher, or roughly 0.1 per day in the United States.
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