Mahogany
Mahogany was the 2676th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1215th with 164 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 344 places. More babies were named Mahogany in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,676 girls, down 547 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000164 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,134babies recorded
Mahogany popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,676 | 65 |
| 2020 | #2,129 | 86 |
| 2010 | #2,860 | 61 |
| 2000 | #1,215 | 164 |
| 1990 | #2,365 | 53 |
| 1980 | #1,753 | 63 |
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How popular is Mahogany, counting every spelling?
Mahogany is the most common spelling of a name family that had 73 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 73 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahogany | 65 | #2,676 | 418 |
| Mahogani | 8 | #11,536 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mahogany?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mahogany (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mahogany 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 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mahogany.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mahogany?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Mahogany are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 13 and 33. That makes Mahogany 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.
Mahogany by state
How common Mahogany was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (4.3×), Georgia (3.8×), North Carolina (3.1×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mahogany: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mahogany, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mahogany
How popular is the name Mahogany?
Mahogany was the 2676th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1215th with 164 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 344 places. More babies were named Mahogany in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mahogany a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mahogany in the US.
Where is Mahogany most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mahogany was most common in Alabama (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and North Carolina.