Mahalia
Mahalia was the 3088th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 899th; the most babies were born in 2020 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,112 places. More babies were named Mahalia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,088 girls, down 471 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202065 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,370babies recorded
Mahalia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,088 | 53 |
| 2020 | #2,617 | 65 |
| 2010 | #3,932 | 39 |
| 2000 | #2,883 | 50 |
| 1990 | #6,331 | 14 |
| 1980 | #5,754 | 12 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,875 | 19 |
| 1950 | #2,730 | 15 |
| 1940 | #2,509 | 12 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,823 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #2,106 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #899 | 5 |
How popular is Mahalia, counting every spelling?
Mahalia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mahalia?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mahalia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mahalia 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 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mahalia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mahalia?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Mahalia are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 10 and 34. That makes Mahalia 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.
Mahalia by state
How common Mahalia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Mahalia
How popular is the name Mahalia?
Mahalia was the 3088th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 899th; the most babies were born in 2020 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,112 places. More babies were named Mahalia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mahalia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mahalia in the US.
Where is Mahalia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mahalia was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and North Carolina.