US rank #2349 Girls' name Peak 2000 4,068 births

Mahogany — #2349 US girls' name

4,068 babies named Mahogany in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2011980s5801990s9842000s10722010s7922020s439
#2349
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Mahogany was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

164 babies were named Mahogany in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahogany

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,068 babies named Mahogany between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahogany currently holds the #2349 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 164 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahogany performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,072 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mahogany shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 306 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Mahogany in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahogany 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 4,068 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.

Mahogany at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,068

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2000

164 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,349

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mahogany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
164
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
050100150200 20242017201020031996198919821975 17

Mahogany by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,072 births that decade — 26% of Mahogany's all-time total
1970s2011980s5801990s9842000s10722010s7922020s439

Mahogany by state

Where Mahogany concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mahogany
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
306 7.5%
#2 Georgia
245 6.0%
#3 New York
234 5.8%
#4 Texas
200 4.9%
#5 California
198 4.9%
#6 Illinois
172 4.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
130 3.2%
#8 Florida
129 3.2%
North Carolina share of Mahogany's total US births 7.5%
Even split

306 of 4,068 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Mahogany appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahogany?
4,068 babies have been named Mahogany since 1975. It currently ranks #2349 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 164 births.
When was Mahogany most popular?
Mahogany was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,072 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Mahogany most popular?
The top states for the name Mahogany are North Carolina (306 births), Georgia (245 births), New York (234 births).
How long has the name Mahogany been used?
Mahogany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mahogany?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mahala, Mahalia, Maha, Mahi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.