Girls' name · since 1882
Mahalie
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 194 babies named Mahalie, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
194 girls have been named Mahalie since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mahalie recorded 194 times among girls since 1882, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2012.
- #20,132 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 194 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahalie ranks #20,132 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 194 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #20,132 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Mahalie's 194 recorded births place it above 72.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mahalie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mahalie's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mahalie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2012
- Peak year (1998)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Mahalie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (42 births, 22% of the file).
1910s was Mahalie's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Mahalie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
23 births
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 42 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mahalie's data
- Mahalie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mahalie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1882–2012 (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 Mahalie 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.