Name Legacy

Mahala

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Mahala was most popular in 2006, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,267 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,889 people named Mahala.

Most popular in2006
Rank that year#4,267
Births that year74
Total since 18802,889
Given to100% girls

Mahala over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Mahala’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mahala a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mahala is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,889 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mahala

Where Mahala is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org