Recorded 1996–2022 Girls' name Peak 1996 10 births

Mahely — girls' name

10 babies named Mahely in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52020s5
1990s
Peak decade

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

1996
Single peak year

5 babies were named Mahely in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahely

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Mahely between 1996 and 2022, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahely currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahely performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mahely shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahely 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 10 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.

Mahely at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

10

Since 1996

27 years of records

Peak year

1996

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1996

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2022

Mahely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1996

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1996)
5
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
5 20221996 5

Mahely by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 50% of Mahely's all-time total
1990s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahely?
10 babies have been named Mahely since 1996. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1996 with 5 births.
When was Mahely most popular?
Mahely was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Mahely been used?
Mahely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 27 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Mahely?
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, 1996–2022 (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.