Girls' name · since 1994
Mahayla
925 babies named Mahayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,933 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,582 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahayla currently ranks #8582 among girls' names in America, with 925 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Mahayla recorded 925 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #8582 nationally today, ahead of 50% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #7,933 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,582 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 925 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahayla ranks #7,933 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,582 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 925 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,933 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,582 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahayla's 925 recorded births place it above 89.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Mahayla compares
925 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 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
Mahayla's all-time total is 146% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 925 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mahayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mahayla splits its recorded history at 2010: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mahayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Mahayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (383 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Mahayla's strongest decade.
383 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Mahayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 86
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
383 births
- 2010s
2010s
348 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 383 births (41% of all-time use).
How Mahayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mahayla's total volume
Mahayla by state
Where Mahayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 23 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 20 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
23 of 925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Mahayla's data
- Mahayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (383 total births); usage has since declined to 108 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Mahaylas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Mahayla
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mahayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Mahayla 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.