Girls' name · since 1887
Mahaley
377 babies named Mahaley in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 377
- born since 1887
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahaley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 377 recorded since 1887.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahaley has been recorded 377 times among girls since 1887, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2021.
- #14,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 377 born since 1887
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahaley ranks #14,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 377 born since 1887, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 377
- born since 1887
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahaley's 377 recorded births place it above 80.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Mahaley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mahaley's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mahaley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2021
- Peak year (2004)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Mahaley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (150 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Mahaley's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Mahaley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 28
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 150 births (40% of all-time use).
Mahaley by state
Where Mahaley concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
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- Mahaley's decade-level peak was the 2000s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Mahaleys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mahaley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1887–2021 (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 Mahaley 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.