Girls' name · since 2000
Mahika
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 566 babies named Mahika, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,239 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 566
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahika currently ranks #4239 among girls' names in America, with 566 babies recorded since 2000.
Mahika has 566 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4239 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #10,959 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,239 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 566 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahika ranks #10,959 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,239 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 566 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,239 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 566
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahika's 566 recorded births place it above 84.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mahika compares
566 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Mahika's all-time total is 51% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 566 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mahika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mahika splits its recorded history at 2013: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mahika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Mahika by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (205 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Mahika's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Mahika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s
2020s
159 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 205 births (36% of all-time use).
How Mahika 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 Mahika's total volume
Mahika by state
Where Mahika concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 81 | 14.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 3.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 18 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 6 | 1.1% |
81 of 566 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mahika's data
- Mahika's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (205 total births) through the 2020s (159) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mahikas (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mahika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Mahika 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.