Girls' name · since 1982
Mahagany
Mahagany has 24 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #43,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
24 girls have been named Mahagany since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mahagany recorded 24 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2002.
- #43,697 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahagany ranks #43,697 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #43,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahagany's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mahagany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mahagany's full recorded timeline at 2000, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mahagany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2002
- Peak year (2000)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Mahagany by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Mahagany's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Mahagany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (54% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mahagany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mahagany draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.