Total births
15
Girls' name · since 2024
Mahwa
Mahwa has 15 recorded births since 2024 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17583
- among girls today
- 15
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 1%
- more common than other girls
Mahwa currently ranks #17583 among girls' names in America, with 15 babies recorded since 2024.
Social Security Administration records show Mahwa recorded 15 times among girls since 2024, holding rank #17583 nationally today, ahead of 1% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2025.
- #17583 among girls today
- 15 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 1% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Mahwa is currently the #17583 girls' name in America, more common than 1% of girls - 15 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17583
- among girls today
- 15
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 1%
- more common than other girls
Mahwa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17583
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 1% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Mahwa was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
10 babies were named Mahwa in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Mahwa compares
15 5th percentile among 17,726 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
Mahwa's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahwa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Mahwa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mahwa's full recorded timeline at 2025, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mahwa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#17,583
Active since
2024
Mahwa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Mahwa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Mahwa's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Mahwa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mahwa? ▼
Mahwa has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 2024, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #17583 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Mahwa most popular? ▼
Mahwa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Mahwa been used? ▼
Mahwa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2024, spanning 2 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mahwa? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Mahwa
Nearby Names Like Mahwa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mahwa
Mahogany Girl
#2353 4,134 births
Mahala Girl
#5151 2,889 births
Mahalia Girl
#3123 2,370 births
Maha Girl
#3191 2,019 births
Mahi Girl
#4098 1,236 births
Compare Mahwa side by side: Mahwa vs Mahogany Mahwa vs Mahala Mahwa vs Mahalia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2024–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mahwa: #17583 Girls' Name - 15 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mahwa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mahwa 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 June 2026.