Boys' name · since 2009
Mahan
101 babies named Mahan in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,326 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 101
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mahan currently ranks #10326 among boys' names in America, with 101 babies recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahan has been recorded 101 times among boys since 2009, currently ranked #10326 nationally and more common than 26% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #17,370 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,326 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 101 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahan ranks #17,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,326 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 101 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,326 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 101
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mahan's 101 recorded births place it above 61.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mahan compares
101 26th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mahan's all-time total is 73% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 101 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mahan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mahan splits its recorded history at 2018: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mahan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Mahan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (58 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Mahan's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Mahan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (57% of all-time use).
Mahan by state
Where Mahan concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 5.0% |
5 of 101 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mahan's data
- Mahan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mahans (5 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 Mahan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Mahan 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.