Recorded 1978–2021 Girls' name Peak 2000 212 births

Mahagony — girls' name

212 babies named Mahagony in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s241990s802000s922010s52020s5
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Mahagony was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

22 babies were named Mahagony in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahagony

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Mahagony between 1978 and 2021, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahagony currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahagony performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mahagony shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahagony in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 212 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mahagony at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

212

Since 1978

44 years of records

Peak year

2000

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1978

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2021

Mahagony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1978

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2000)
22
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 202120082004200119981995199219811978 6

Mahagony by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
92 births that decade — 43% of Mahagony's all-time total
1970s61980s241990s802000s922010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahagony?
212 babies have been named Mahagony since 1978. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2000 with 22 births.
When was Mahagony most popular?
Mahagony was most popular in the 2000s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Mahagony been used?
Mahagony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 44 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Mahagony?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mahogany, Mahala, Mahalia, Maha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.