Total births
69
Girls' name · since 2005
Mhia
69 babies named Mhia in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16540
- among girls today
- 69
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Mhia currently ranks #16540 among girls' names in America, with 69 babies recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Mhia recorded 69 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #16540 nationally today, ahead of 7% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #16540 among girls today
- 69 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
- 7% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Mhia is currently the #16540 girls' name in America, more common than 7% of girls - 69 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16540
- among girls today
- 69
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Mhia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16540
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 7% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Mhia was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
10 babies were named Mhia in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Mhia compares
69 19th 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
Mhia's all-time total is 82% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mhia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 69 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Mhia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mhia splits its recorded history at 2012: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mhia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#16,540
Active since
2005
Mhia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Mhia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Mhia's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Mhia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mhia? ▼
Mhia has been given to 69 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16540 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Mhia most popular? ▼
Mhia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Mhia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mhia since 2005 -- 21 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mhia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mhina. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Mhia's data
- Mhia's decade-level peak was the 2010s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2005–2025 (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. "Mhia: #16540 Girls' Name - 69 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mhia. 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 Mhia 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.