Recorded 1995–2010 Girls' name Peak 1995 54 births

Mahalah — girls' name

54 babies named Mahalah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s322010s6
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Mahalah was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mahalah in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahalah

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Mahalah between 1995 and 2010, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahalah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahalah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mahalah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahalah 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 54 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.

Mahalah at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

54

Since 1995

16 years of records

Peak year

1995

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1995

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2010

Mahalah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1995

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1995)
10
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 20102009200720032002200019971995 10

Mahalah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 59% of Mahalah's all-time total
1990s162000s322010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahalah?
54 babies have been named Mahalah since 1995. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1995 with 10 births.
When was Mahalah most popular?
Mahalah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Mahalah been used?
Mahalah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 16 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Mahalah?
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.

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, 1995–2010 (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.