Total births
130
Girls' name · since 1995
Mahaila
130 babies named Mahaila in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 130
- total births
- 1995–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Mahaila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 130 have been recorded since 1995.
Mahaila has 130 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2023.
- 130 total births
- 1995–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
130 girls have been named Mahaila since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 130
- total births
- 1995–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Mahaila was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
15 babies were named Mahaila in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
Mahaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mahaila's full recorded timeline at 2005, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mahaila at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1995
Mahaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2023
- Peak year (2003)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Mahaila by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Mahaila's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Mahaila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 76 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mahaila? ▼
Mahaila has been given to 130 babies in the U.S. since 1995, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 15 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Mahaila most popular? ▼
Mahaila was most popular in the 2000s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Mahaila been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mahaila since 1995 -- 29 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Mahaila? ▼
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.
What to do with Mahaila's data
- Mahaila's decade-level peak was the 2000s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mahaila
Nearby Names Like Mahaila
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mahaila
Mahogany Girl
#2353 4,134 births
Mahala Girl
#5151 2,889 births
Mahalia Girl
#3123 2,370 births
Maha Girl
#3191 2,019 births
Mahi Girl
#4098 1,236 births
Compare Mahaila side by side: Mahaila vs Mahogany Mahaila vs Mahala Mahaila vs Mahalia
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1995–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mahaila: Baby Name Since 1995 - 130 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mahaila. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mahaila 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 July 2026.