US rank #9181 Girls' name Peak 2000 473 births

Mahima — #9181 US girls' name

473 babies named Mahima in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s572000s2272010s1412020s48
#9181
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Mahima was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

33 babies were named Mahima in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahima

The Social Security Administration has registered 473 babies named Mahima between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahima currently holds the #9181 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahima performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 227 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mahima shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Mahima in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahima 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 473 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.

Mahima at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

473

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2000

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,181

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mahima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
33
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200420001993 6

Mahima by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
227 births that decade — 48% of Mahima's all-time total
1990s572000s2272010s1412020s48

Mahima by state

Where Mahima concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mahima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 5.9%
#2 New York
22 4.7%
#3 New Jersey
10 2.1%
California share of Mahima's total US births 5.9%
Even split

28 of 473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahima?
473 babies have been named Mahima since 1993. It currently ranks #9181 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 33 births.
When was Mahima most popular?
Mahima was most popular in the 2000s decade with 227 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Mahima most popular?
The top states for the name Mahima are California (28 births), New York (22 births), New Jersey (10 births).
How long has the name Mahima been used?
Mahima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mahima?
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, 1993–2024 (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.