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.

Mahalia

#4,002 most common girls' name of all time · #6,842 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#4,002
Rank overall
#6,842 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
121 of 146
All-time
2,370
Since 2016
506
Peak year
2020 #2,599
Best rank
#876 1881
Girls Boys peak 65/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Mahalia 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 53 — 53 #3,068
2024 51 — 51 #3,123
2023 50 — 50 #3,227
2022 56 — 56 #2,958
2021 57 — 57 #2,930
2020 65 — 65 #2,599
2019 47 — 47 #3,340
2018 47 — 47 #3,348
2017 42 — 42 #3,629
2016 38 — 38 #3,928
2015 35 — 35 #4,147
2014 30 — 30 #4,659
2013 48 — 48 #3,317
2012 27 — 27 #5,117
2011 34 — 34 #4,251
2010 39 — 39 #3,892
2009 38 — 38 #4,015
2008 40 — 40 #3,937
2007 40 — 40 #3,918
2006 50 — 50 #3,265
2005 40 — 40 #3,649
2004 37 — 37 #3,825
2003 40 — 40 #3,536
2002 52 — 52 #2,856
2001 42 — 42 #3,261
2000 50 — 50 #2,857
1999 38 — 38 #3,317
1998 40 — 40 #3,118
1997 48 — 48 #2,626
1996 60 — 60 #2,229
1995 56 — 56 #2,345
1994 26 — 26 #4,021
1993 43 — 43 #2,772
1992 55 — 55 #2,354
1991 16 — 16 #5,666
1990 14 — 14 #6,142
1989 15 — 15 #5,551
1988 8 — 8 #8,407
1987 15 — 15 #5,079
1986 7 — 7 #8,541
1985 10 — 10 #6,471
1984 9 — 9 #6,823
1983 16 — 16 #4,480
1982 6 — 6 #9,258
1981 9 — 9 #6,819
1980 12 — 12 #5,548
1979 11 — 11 #5,758
1978 12 — 12 #5,224
1977 12 — 12 #5,219
1976 11 — 11 #5,224
1974 9 — 9 #5,785
1972 11 — 11 #4,800
1971 9 — 9 #5,554
1969 7 — 7 #5,998
1968 6 — 6 #6,275
1967 10 — 10 #4,312
1966 5 — 5 #6,581
1965 14 — 14 #3,411
1964 9 — 9 #4,650
1963 19 — 19 #2,871
1962 18 — 18 #2,929
1961 19 — 19 #2,847
1960 19 — 19 #2,826
1959 15 — 15 #3,112
1958 10 — 10 #3,934
1957 16 — 16 #2,930
1956 9 — 9 #4,173
1955 8 — 8 #4,390
1954 10 — 10 #3,729
1953 15 — 15 #2,819
1952 9 — 9 #3,808
1951 17 — 17 #2,483
1950 15 — 15 #2,660
1949 18 — 18 #2,350
1948 8 — 8 #3,892
1947 9 — 9 #3,720
1946 12 — 12 #2,890
1945 8 — 8 #3,403
1943 9 — 9 #3,263
1942 8 — 8 #3,452
1941 12 — 12 #2,535
1940 12 — 12 #2,436
1938 7 — 7 #3,462
1935 8 — 8 #3,167
1934 5 — 5 #4,301
1932 7 — 7 #3,578
1931 8 — 8 #3,237
1928 6 — 6 #4,201
1927 6 — 6 #4,292
1926 10 — 10 #3,053
1925 8 — 8 #3,670
1924 9 — 9 #3,400
1923 5 — 5 #4,968
1922 15 — 15 #2,392
1921 9 — 9 #3,409
1920 8 — 8 #3,601
1919 15 — 15 #2,270
1918 8 — 8 #3,514
1917 10 — 10 #2,886
1916 11 — 11 #2,667
1914 10 — 10 #2,276
1913 8 — 8 #2,337
1912 9 — 9 #1,991
1911 8 — 8 #1,798
1909 10 — 10 #1,383
1907 5 — 5 #2,079
1905 6 — 6 #1,713
1903 7 — 7 #1,461
1902 9 — 9 #1,234
1900 5 — 5 #1,944
1899 8 — 8 #1,198
1896 8 — 8 #1,226
1895 7 — 7 #1,314
1894 7 — 7 #1,246
1893 5 — 5 #1,455
1892 5 — 5 #1,459
1891 6 — 6 #1,232
1888 5 — 5 #1,289
1886 5 — 5 #1,135
1881 5 — 5 #876
1880 5 — 5 #899