Recorded 1976–2017 Girls' name Peak 1979 94 births

Mahasin — girls' name

94 babies named Mahasin in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s221990s52000s82010s12
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Mahasin was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mahasin in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahasin

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Mahasin between 1976 and 2017, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahasin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahasin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mahasin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahasin 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 94 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.

Mahasin at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

94

Since 1976

42 years of records

Peak year

1979

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1976

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2017

Mahasin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1976

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1979)
16
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 20172014200519981986198119801979197819771976 6

Mahasin by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
47 births that decade — 50% of Mahasin's all-time total
1970s471980s221990s52000s82010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahasin?
94 babies have been named Mahasin since 1976. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1979 with 16 births.
When was Mahasin most popular?
Mahasin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Mahasin been used?
Mahasin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 42 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Mahasin?
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, 1976–2017 (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.