Recorded 1978–2009 Girls' name Peak 1992 109 births

Mahogony — girls' name

109 babies named Mahogony in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s181990s482000s36
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Mahogony was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

12 babies were named Mahogony in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahogony

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Mahogony between 1978 and 2009, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahogony currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahogony performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mahogony shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahogony 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 109 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.

Mahogony at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

109

Since 1978

32 years of records

Peak year

1992

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1978

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2009

Mahogony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1978

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1992)
12
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
468101214 200920052001199919971992198619841978 7

Mahogony by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 44% of Mahogony's all-time total
1970s71980s181990s482000s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahogony?
109 babies have been named Mahogony since 1978. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1992 with 12 births.
When was Mahogony most popular?
Mahogony was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Mahogony been used?
Mahogony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 32 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Mahogony?
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, 1978–2009 (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.