Recorded 1991–1993 Girls' name Peak 1991 12 births

Mahwish — girls' name

12 babies named Mahwish in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s12
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Mahwish was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mahwish in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahwish

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Mahwish between 1991 and 1993, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahwish currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahwish performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahwish 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 12 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.

Mahwish at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

12

Since 1991

3 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1991

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1993

Mahwish popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1991

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19931991 7

Mahwish by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 100% of Mahwish's all-time total
1990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahwish?
12 babies have been named Mahwish since 1991. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Mahwish most popular?
Mahwish was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Mahwish been used?
Mahwish has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 3 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Mahwish?
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, 1991–1993 (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.