Total births
65
Girls' name · since 2010
Mahlaya
65 babies named Mahlaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 65
- total births
- 2010–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
65 girls have been named Mahlaya since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mahlaya has 65 recorded births among girls since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2023.
- 65 total births
- 2010–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
65 girls have been named Mahlaya since 2010, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 65
- total births
- 2010–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Mahlaya was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
10 babies were named Mahlaya in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
Mahlaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mahlaya's full recorded timeline at 2017, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mahlaya at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2010
Mahlaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2023
- Peak year (2020)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Mahlaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Mahlaya's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Mahlaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 44 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mahlaya? ▼
65 babies have been named Mahlaya since 2010. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 10 births.
When was Mahlaya most popular? ▼
Mahlaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Mahlaya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mahlaya since 2010 -- 14 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Mahlaya? ▼
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.
What to do with Mahlaya's data
- Mahlaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 2020s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mahlaya
Nearby Names Like Mahlaya
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mahlaya
Mahogany Girl
#2353 4,134 births
Mahala Girl
#5151 2,889 births
Mahalia Girl
#3123 2,370 births
Maha Girl
#3191 2,019 births
Mahi Girl
#4098 1,236 births
Compare Mahlaya side by side: Mahlaya vs Mahogany Mahlaya vs Mahala Mahlaya vs Mahalia
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2010–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mahlaya: Baby Name Since 2010 - 65 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mahlaya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mahlaya 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 July 2026.