Girls' name · since 1996
Mahli
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 113 babies named Mahli, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 113
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
113 girls have been named Mahli since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mahli has 113 recorded births among girls since 1996, 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 1996 to 2023.
- #25,800 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 113 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahli ranks #25,800 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 113
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mahli's 113 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mahli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mahli's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mahli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2023
- Peak year (2003)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Mahli by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (48 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Mahli's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Mahli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 48 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Mahli's decade-level peak was the 2010s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Mahli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1996–2023 (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 Mahli 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.