Recorded 1882–2012 Girls' name Peak 1998 194 births

Mahalie — girls' name

194 babies named Mahalie in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s231890s71900s131910s421920s251930s101990s242000s372010s13
1910s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Mahalie was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

12 babies were named Mahalie in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahalie

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Mahalie between 1882 and 2012, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahalie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahalie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Mahalie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahalie 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 194 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.

Mahalie at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

194

Since 1882

131 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1882

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2012

Mahalie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1882

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
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Mahalie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
42 births that decade — 22% of Mahalie's all-time total
1880s231890s71900s131910s421920s251930s101990s242000s372010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahalie?
194 babies have been named Mahalie since 1882. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1998 with 12 births.
When was Mahalie most popular?
Mahalie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Mahalie been used?
Mahalie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 131 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Mahalie?
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, 1882–2012 (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.