Name Legacy

Mahalia

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Mahalia was most popular in 2020, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,584 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,412, with 53 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,370 people named Mahalia.

Most popular in2020
Rank that year#4,584
Births that year65
Total since 18802,370
Given to100% girls

Mahalia over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Mahalia’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mahalia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mahalia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,370 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.

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Where Mahalia 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