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Mahlia

Girl

Meaning of Mahlia: Arabic: 'gentle, soft'

Mahlia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 8657th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#8657

11 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

608

First recorded 1991 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 43 babies2010: 36 babies20102011: 27 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 30 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 21 babies2017: 22 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 34 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 29 babies2022: 28 babies2023: 19 babies2024: 19 babies2025: 11 babies
US babies named Mahlia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 43.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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