Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Mahala

#3,525 most common girls' name of all time · #6,024 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#3,525
Rank overall
#6,024 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
141 of 146
All-time
2,889
Since 2016
259
Peak year
2006 #2,485
Best rank
#359 1882
Girls Boys peak 74/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Mahala is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 15 — 15 #7,136
2024 25 — 25 #5,151
2023 25 — 25 #5,127
2022 30 — 30 #4,584
2021 26 — 26 #4,966
2020 23 — 23 #5,315
2019 20 — 20 #5,988
2018 27 — 27 #4,890
2017 40 — 40 #3,771
2016 28 — 28 #4,852
2015 27 — 27 #4,987
2014 31 — 31 #4,549
2013 27 — 27 #5,014
2012 32 — 32 #4,490
2011 32 — 32 #4,471
2010 41 — 41 #3,750
2009 55 — 55 #3,091
2008 60 — 60 #2,924
2007 53 — 53 #3,215
2006 74 — 74 #2,485
2005 64 — 64 #2,637
2004 58 — 58 #2,783
2003 72 — 72 #2,321
2002 63 — 63 #2,497
2001 57 — 57 #2,639
2000 71 — 71 #2,213
1999 68 — 68 #2,205
1998 51 — 51 #2,653
1997 50 — 50 #2,557
1996 35 — 35 #3,306
1995 31 — 31 #3,496
1994 26 — 26 #4,019
1993 19 — 19 #5,000
1992 17 — 17 #5,490
1991 19 — 19 #5,008
1990 21 — 21 #4,529
1989 13 — 13 #6,165
1988 11 — 11 #6,671
1987 11 — 11 #6,343
1986 6 — 6 #9,559
1985 12 — 12 #5,682
1984 12 — 12 #5,543
1983 6 — 6 #9,022
1982 16 — 16 #4,534
1981 9 — 9 #6,815
1980 24 — 24 #3,415
1979 14 — 14 #4,850
1978 13 — 13 #4,937
1977 16 — 16 #4,241
1976 8 — 8 #6,627
1975 7 — 7 #7,184
1974 8 — 8 #6,267
1972 8 — 8 #5,968
1971 6 — 6 #7,394
1970 12 — 12 #4,495
1969 5 — 5 #7,482
1968 6 — 6 #6,259
1966 9 — 9 #4,496
1964 8 — 8 #5,016
1963 5 — 5 #6,600
1962 13 — 13 #3,594
1961 5 — 5 #6,572
1959 13 — 13 #3,440
1958 6 — 6 #5,418
1957 9 — 9 #4,208
1956 12 — 12 #3,502
1955 12 — 12 #3,384
1954 13 — 13 #3,162
1953 12 — 12 #3,277
1952 17 — 17 #2,584
1951 13 — 13 #2,943
1950 19 — 19 #2,254
1949 9 — 9 #3,617
1948 9 — 9 #3,597
1947 19 — 19 #2,281
1946 20 — 20 #2,096
1945 9 — 9 #3,140
1944 5 — 5 #4,583
1943 5 — 5 #4,694
1942 21 — 21 #1,862
1941 15 — 15 #2,190
1940 11 — 11 #2,580
1939 9 — 9 #2,926
1938 8 — 8 #3,186
1937 11 — 11 #2,575
1935 7 — 7 #3,434
1934 13 — 13 #2,291
1933 9 — 9 #2,872
1932 11 — 11 #2,647
1931 9 — 9 #2,976
1930 16 — 16 #2,115
1929 16 — 16 #2,101
1928 13 — 13 #2,498
1927 20 — 20 #1,942
1926 19 — 19 #2,000
1925 25 — 25 #1,702
1924 19 — 19 #2,067
1923 31 — 31 #1,466
1922 17 — 17 #2,190
1921 18 — 18 #2,123
1920 23 — 23 #1,755
1919 13 — 13 #2,519
1918 21 — 21 #1,806
1917 24 — 24 #1,554
1916 18 — 18 #1,872
1915 24 — 24 #1,477
1914 16 — 16 #1,667
1913 26 — 26 #1,070
1912 19 — 19 #1,222
1911 11 — 11 #1,455
1910 12 — 12 #1,337
1909 16 — 16 #1,017
1908 15 — 15 #1,047
1907 19 — 19 #878
1906 22 — 22 #780
1905 13 — 13 #1,061
1904 9 — 9 #1,260
1903 14 — 14 #934
1902 11 — 11 #1,077
1901 9 — 9 #1,140
1900 17 — 17 #917
1899 10 — 10 #1,038
1898 22 — 22 #705
1897 17 — 17 #768
1896 17 — 17 #795
1895 14 — 14 #866
1894 19 — 19 #689
1893 17 — 17 #721
1892 21 — 21 #622
1891 22 — 22 #565
1890 19 — 19 #606
1889 13 — 13 #732
1888 23 — 23 #529
1887 17 — 17 #550
1886 13 — 13 #644
1885 17 — 17 #533
1884 13 — 13 #596
1883 20 — 20 #433
1882 25 — 25 #359
1881 13 — 13 #486
1880 9 — 9 #613