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Mahalia

Girl

Meaning of Mahalia: Hebrew: 'tenderness' or 'affection'

Mahalia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2977th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2977

53 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,370

First recorded 1880 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 16 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 16 babies1992: 55 babies1993: 43 babies1994: 26 babies1995: 56 babies1996: 60 babies1997: 48 babies1998: 40 babies1999: 38 babies2000: 50 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 52 babies2003: 40 babies2004: 37 babies2005: 40 babies2006: 50 babies2007: 40 babies2008: 40 babies2009: 38 babies2010: 39 babies20102011: 34 babies2012: 27 babies2013: 48 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 38 babies2017: 42 babies2018: 47 babies2019: 47 babies2020: 65 babies20202021: 57 babies2022: 56 babies2023: 50 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 53 babies
US babies named Mahalia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 65.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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