Is Mahari a boy or girl name?

Mahari is a unisex name. Of the 727 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 54.6% were girls and 45.4% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Mahari

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Mahari was most popular in 2025, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,581 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,581, with 67 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 727 people named Mahari.

Mahari over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mahari’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mahari a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mahari is a unisex name — 54.6% of the 727 Americans given it were girls and 45.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 61% girls and 39% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org