Girls' name · since 1975
Mahogany
Mahogany has 4,134 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,667 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,134
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mahogany is the #2667 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,134 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Mahogany recorded 4,134 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #2667 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #2,921 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,667 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,134 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahogany ranks #2,921 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,667 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,134 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,667 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,134
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahogany's 4,134 recorded births place it above 95.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Mahogany compares
4,134 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mahogany's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahogany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,134 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 164 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mahogany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mahogany's full recorded timeline at 2000, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 17 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 164 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mahogany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 164
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Mahogany by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,072 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Mahogany's strongest decade.
1,072 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Mahogany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 201
1970s
201 births
- 1980s
1980s
580 births
- 1990s
1990s
985 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,072 births
- 2010s
2010s
792 births
- 2020s
2020s
504 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,072 births (26% of all-time use).
How Mahogany compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mahogany's total volume
Mahogany by state
Where Mahogany concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 313 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 251 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 234 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 209 | 5.1% |
| #5 | California | | 203 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 172 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 134 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 130 | 3.1% |
313 of 4,134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Mahogany appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mahogany's data
- Mahogany's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,072 total births) through the 2020s (504) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Mahoganys (313 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mahogany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Mahogany 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.