Total births
51
Girls' name · since 2016
Mahani
51 babies named Mahani in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14859
- among girls today
- 51
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
Mahani currently ranks #14859 among girls' names in America, with 51 babies recorded since 2016.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahani has been recorded 51 times among girls since 2016, currently ranked #14859 nationally and more common than 16% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #14859 among girls today
- 51 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 16% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Mahani is currently the #14859 girls' name in America, more common than 16% of girls - 51 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14859
- among girls today
- 51
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
Mahani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14859
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 16% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Mahani was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
15 babies were named Mahani in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Mahani compares
51 15th percentile among 17,726 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
Mahani's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahani | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 51 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Mahani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mahani's full recorded timeline at 2020, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mahani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#14,859
Active since
2016
Mahani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Mahani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Mahani's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Mahani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 34 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mahani? ▼
Since 2016, Social Security records show 51 babies named Mahani. Today it holds rank #14859 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 15 births.
When was Mahani most popular? ▼
Mahani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Mahani been used? ▼
Records for Mahani go back to 2016, giving 10 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Mahani? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Mahani
Nearby Names Like Mahani
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mahani
Mahogany Girl
#2353 4,134 births
Mahala Girl
#5151 2,889 births
Mahalia Girl
#3123 2,370 births
Maha Girl
#3191 2,019 births
Mahi Girl
#4098 1,236 births
Compare Mahani side by side: Mahani vs Mahogany Mahani vs Mahala Mahani vs Mahalia
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mahani: #14859 Girls' Name - 51 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mahani. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mahani 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 July 2026.