How Many People Are Named Mahala?
An estimated 1,778 people in the United States have the first name Mahala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Mahala peaked in popularity in 2006 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mahala as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mahala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,778
About 1 in 192,775 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2006
74 births
Total Registered
2,873
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mahala
Mahala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,873 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mahala as a female name
Ranked #5,223 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (74 births)
Mahala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mahala span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 627 babies were registered. Mahala has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mahala by Decade
How has Mahala tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mahala by State
Birth registrations for Mahala span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina. The lowest are in West Virginia, Arkansas, Oregon. On average, about 23 Mahalas were registered per state.
Mahala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mahala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mahala
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mahala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mahala?
We estimate approximately 1,778 people named Mahala are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 192,775 Americans share this first name.
Is Mahala a common name?
Mahala is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,873 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mahala most popular?
Mahala reached peak popularity in 2006, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mahala is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mahala a female name?
Mahala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mahala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mahala Smith, Mahala Johnson, Mahala Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me