Mahalia Girl

How popular is Mahalia?

#3,067 girl name in 2025

53 baby girls were named Mahalia in the US in 2025, making it the 3067th most popular girl name.

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1,988living people named Mahalia (est.)
23median age of people named Mahalia
2,370babies named Mahalia since 1880
1 in 62,554US babies born in 2025

Mahalia popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#3,067 for girls (▲ 52 from 2024)
Babies in 202553 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+51% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,143 in 2015, #2,597 in 2020
Peak year2020 (65 girls)
Highest rank#830 in 1881
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Mahalia is most popular

Babies named Mahalia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 girls)
  2. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 girls)
  3. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  4. Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  5. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 girls)

Mahalia by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s20#830
1890s46#1,180
1900s42#1,219
1910s79#1,792
1920s76#2,387
1930s35#3,154
1940s96#2,339
1950s124#2,473
1960s126#2,819
1970s75#4,792
1980s107#4,475
1990s396#2,226
2000s429#2,850
2010s387#3,313
2020s332#2,597

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Questions

Is Mahalia a boy or girl name?
Mahalia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mahalia were girls.
How popular is the name Mahalia?
53 baby girls were named Mahalia in the US in 2025, making it the 3067th most popular girl name.
When was Mahalia most popular?
Mahalia peaked in 2020, when 65 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #830 in 1881.
How many people are named Mahalia?
2,370 babies have been named Mahalia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,988 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
Where is Mahalia most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Mahalia was most common in Florida, at 0.0 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.