Girls' name · since 1993
Mahek
384 babies named Mahek in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 384
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahek sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 384 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahek has been recorded 384 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2021.
- #13,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 384 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahek ranks #13,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 384 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 384
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahek's 384 recorded births place it above 80.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Mahek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mahek splits its recorded history at 2007: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mahek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2021
- Peak year (2005)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Mahek by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (247 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Mahek's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Mahek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
247 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 247 births (64% of all-time use).
Mahek by state
Where Mahek concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 33 | 8.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 22 | 5.7% |
| #3 | California | | 20 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 2.6% |
33 of 384 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mahek's data
- Mahek's decade-level peak was the 2000s (247 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Maheks (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mahek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1993–2021 (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 Mahek 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.