Girls' name · since 1978
Mohini
158 babies named Mohini in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mohini sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 158 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Mohini recorded 158 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2023.
- #22,261 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 158 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mohini ranks #22,261 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mohini's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mohini's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mohini's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mohini popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2023
- Peak year (1996)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Mohini by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (75 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Mohini's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Mohini births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 75 births (47% of all-time use).
Mohini by state
Where Mohini concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 158 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mohini's data
- Mohini's decade-level peak was the 1990s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mohinis (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mohini: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1978–2023 (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 Mohini 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.