Mahala
Mahala was the 7359th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 355th; the most babies were born in 2006 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,297 places. More babies were named Mahala in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,359 girls, down 1,939 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200674 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,889babies recorded
Mahala popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,359 | 15 |
| 2020 | #5,420 | 23 |
| 2010 | #3,789 | 41 |
| 2000 | #2,227 | 71 |
| 1990 | #4,616 | 21 |
| 1980 | #3,462 | 24 |
| 1970 | #4,653 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #2,308 | 19 |
| 1940 | #2,663 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,164 | 16 |
| 1920 | #1,786 | 23 |
| 1910 | #1,395 | 12 |
| 1900 | #933 | 17 |
| 1890 | #611 | 19 |
| 1880 | #613 | 9 |
How popular is Mahala, counting every spelling?
Mahala has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mahala?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mahala (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mahala born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mahala.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mahala?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Mahala are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 17 and 35. That makes Mahala mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mahala by state
How common Mahala was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Mahala
How popular is the name Mahala?
Mahala was the 7359th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 355th; the most babies were born in 2006 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,297 places. More babies were named Mahala in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mahala a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mahala in the US.
Where is Mahala most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mahala was most common in Ohio (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Pennsylvania.