Girls' name · since 1993
Mahum
Mahum has 190 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahum sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 190 recorded since 1993.
Mahum has 190 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2014.
- #20,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 190 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahum ranks #20,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mahum's 190 recorded births place it above 71.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mahum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mahum splits its recorded history at 2004: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mahum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2014
- Peak year (2004)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Mahum by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (119 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Mahum's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Mahum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 119 births (63% of all-time use).
Mahum by state
Where Mahum concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 2.6% |
6 of 190 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Mahum's decade-level peak was the 2000s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mahums (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mahum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~21 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, 1993–2014 (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 Mahum 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.