Girls' name · since 1880
Mahalia
2,370 babies named Mahalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,068 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,370
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mahalia is the #3068 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,370 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Mahalia recorded 2,370 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #3068 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #4,199 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,068 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,370 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahalia ranks #4,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,068 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,370 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,068 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,370
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahalia's 2,370 recorded births place it above 94.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mahalia compares
2,370 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mahalia's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahalia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,370 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mahalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mahalia's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mahalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mahalia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (429 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Mahalia's strongest decade.
429 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Mahalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s 46
1890s
46 births
- 1900s 42
1900s
42 births
- 1910s 79
1910s
79 births
- 1920s 76
1920s
76 births
- 1930s 35
1930s
35 births
- 1940s 96
1940s
96 births
- 1950s 124
1950s
124 births
- 1960s 126
1960s
126 births
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 107
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
396 births
- 2000s
2000s
429 births
- 2010s
2010s
387 births
- 2020s
2020s
332 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 429 births (18% of all-time use).
How Mahalia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mahalia's total volume
Mahalia by state
Where Mahalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 108 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 66 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 65 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 60 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.4% |
108 of 2,370 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Mahalia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mahalia's data
- Mahalia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (429 total births) through the 2020s (332) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mahalias (108 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mahalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Mahalia 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.