Entry № 6243 · Arabic origin

Mahira Mahira — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ mah-HEE-rah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Skilled / expert (Mahira Khan Pakistani actress)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Medieval (Arabic)

A name that means "skilled / expert (mahira khan pakistani actress)".

Mahira is from the Arabic and Urdu māhirah (skilled, expert, talented). Mahira (Arabic poetry) — appears widely as a praise term across classical Arabic poetry; the name's meaning of "skilled" reflects the Arabic-Urdu cultural emphasis on personal excellence and talent. Princess Mahira — modern Pakistani royal heritage naming.

Skilled / expert.

The name in its native script.

ماہرہ
Transliteration
Māhirah
Pronunciation
/ məˈhɪər.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Mahira stands.

Mahira does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Mahiras before her.

Real people
Mahira Khan
Pakistani actress + UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.
born 1984
Mahira Sharma
Indian Bigg Boss 13 contestant.
born 1998
In fiction
Mahira
Arabic for skilled/expert.

Names connected to Mahira.

The number behind Mahira.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Mahira reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.