Recorded 1996–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 113 births

Mahli — girls' name

113 babies named Mahli in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s422010s482020s12
2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Mahli was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

11 babies were named Mahli in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahli

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Mahli between 1996 and 2023, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahli currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahli performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mahli shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahli 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 113 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.

Mahli at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

113

Since 1996

28 years of records

Peak year

2003

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1996

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mahli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1996

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
11
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 2023201620132009200519991996 5

Mahli by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
48 births that decade — 42% of Mahli's all-time total
1990s112000s422010s482020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahli?
113 babies have been named Mahli since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 11 births.
When was Mahli most popular?
Mahli was most popular in the 2010s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Mahli been used?
Mahli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 28 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mahli?
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.

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, 1996–2023 (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.