Mahala Girl
How popular is Mahala?
#7,131 girl name in 2025
15 baby girls were named Mahala in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name.
1,858living people named Mahala (est.)
24median age of people named Mahala
2,889babies named Mahala since 1880
1 in 221,023US babies born in 2025
Mahala popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,131 for girls (▼ 1986 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,979 in 2015, #5,310 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (74 girls) |
| Highest rank | #352 in 1882 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Mahala is most popular
Babies named Mahala per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 girls)
- Kentucky: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
Mahala by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 163 | #352 |
| 1890s | 178 | #559 |
| 1900s | 145 | #776 |
| 1910s | 184 | #1,067 |
| 1920s | 201 | #1,464 |
| 1930s | 93 | #2,109 |
| 1940s | 123 | #1,859 |
| 1950s | 126 | #2,252 |
| 1960s | 51 | #3,591 |
| 1970s | 92 | #4,234 |
| 1980s | 120 | #3,411 |
| 1990s | 337 | #2,202 |
| 2000s | 627 | #2,209 |
| 2010s | 305 | #3,744 |
| 2020s | 144 | #4,579 |
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Questions
- Is Mahala a boy or girl name?
- Mahala is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mahala were girls.
- How popular is the name Mahala?
- 15 baby girls were named Mahala in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name.
- When was Mahala most popular?
- Mahala peaked in 2006, when 74 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #352 in 1882.
- How many people are named Mahala?
- 2,889 babies have been named Mahala in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,858 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Mahala most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mahala was most common in Ohio, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.