US rank #2314 Girls' name Peak 2024 191 births

Mahelet — #2314 US girls' name

191 babies named Mahelet in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s52010s442020s137
#2314
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Mahelet was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

80 babies were named Mahelet in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahelet

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Mahelet between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahelet currently holds the #2314 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahelet performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mahelet shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Mahelet in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahelet 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 191 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.

Mahelet at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

191

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2024

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,314

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mahelet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
80
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
020406080100 20242022202020182016201320061999 5

Mahelet by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
137 births that decade — 72% of Mahelet's all-time total
1990s52000s52010s442020s137

Mahelet by state

Where Mahelet concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Mahelet
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
25 13.1%
#2 California
11 5.8%
#3 Florida
6 3.1%
#4 Illinois
6 3.1%
#5 Arizona
5 2.6%
#6 New York
5 2.6%
Texas share of Mahelet's total US births 13.1%
Even split

25 of 191 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahelet?
191 babies have been named Mahelet since 1999. It currently ranks #2314 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 80 births.
When was Mahelet most popular?
Mahelet was most popular in the 2020s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Mahelet most popular?
The top states for the name Mahelet are Texas (25 births), California (11 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Mahelet been used?
Mahelet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mahelet?
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.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.