Girls' name · since 1993
Mahima
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 480 babies named Mahima, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mahima is the #12380 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 480 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahima has been recorded 480 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #12380 nationally and more common than 28% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #12,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,380 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 480 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahima ranks #12,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,380 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 480 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahima's 480 recorded births place it above 83.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mahima compares
480 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Mahima's all-time total is 28% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 480 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mahima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mahima's full recorded timeline at 2011, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mahima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Mahima by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (227 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Mahima's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Mahima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 227 births (47% of all-time use).
Mahima by state
Where Mahima concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 5.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 22 | 4.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 2.1% |
28 of 480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mahima's data
- Mahima's decade-level peak was the 2000s (227 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mahimas (28 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 Mahima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Mahima 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.