Girls' name · since 2001
Mahi
Mahi has 1,236 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,236
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mahi currently ranks #4241 among girls' names in America, with 1,236 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Mahi recorded 1,236 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #4241 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #6,484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,241 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,236 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahi ranks #6,484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,241 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,236 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,236
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mahi's 1,236 recorded births place it above 91.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Mahi compares
1,236 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Mahi's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,236 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mahi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mahi's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 100, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mahi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Mahi popularity over time - boys
49 total births recorded since 2004 (Mahi as boys' name)
Mahi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (600 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Mahi's strongest decade.
600 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Mahi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
438 births
- 2010s
2010s
600 births
- 2020s 198
2020s
198 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 600 births (49% of all-time use).
How Mahi 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 Mahi's total volume
Mahi by state
Where Mahi concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 182 | 14.7% |
| #2 | California | | 139 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 91 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 42 | 3.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 32 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.8% |
182 of 1,236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Mahi appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mahi's data
- Mahi's decade-level peak was the 2010s (600 total births); usage has since declined to 198 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Mahis (182 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mahi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Mahi 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.