Unisex name · since 2000
Mahin
164 babies named Mahin in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,176 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 164 have been recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahin has been recorded 164 times among boys since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2000 to 2024.
- #14,176 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 164 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahin ranks #14,176 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,176 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahin's 164 recorded births place it above 68.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Mahin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mahin's full recorded timeline at 2009, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mahin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
164 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 18 births in a single year.
Mahin popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1993 (Mahin as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Mahin accounts for 9% of total recorded use across both genders.
Mahin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (90 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Mahin's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Mahin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 90 births (55% of all-time use).
Mahin decade highlights
- Peak decade 90 births
- Runner-up 64 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Mahin by state
Where Mahin concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 164 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 3.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 3.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Mahin's data
- Mahin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mahins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mahin: 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, 2000–2024 (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 Mahin 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.
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