How Many People Are Named Mahalia?
An estimated 1,876 people in the United States have the first name Mahalia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Mahalia peaked in popularity in 2020 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mahalia 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 Mahalia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,876
About 1 in 182,705 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2020
65 births
Total Registered
2,316
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mahalia
Mahalia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,316 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mahalia as a female name
Ranked #3,196 in 2024
50 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (65 births)
Mahalia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mahalia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 429 babies were registered. While Mahalia is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mahalia by Decade
How has Mahalia 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.
Mahalia by State
Birth registrations for Mahalia span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. On average, about 32 Mahalias were registered per state.
Mahalia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mahalia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mahalia
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mahalia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mahalia?
We estimate approximately 1,876 people named Mahalia 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 182,705 Americans share this first name.
Is Mahalia a common name?
Mahalia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,316 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mahalia most popular?
Mahalia reached peak popularity in 2020, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mahalia is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mahalia a female name?
Mahalia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mahalia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mahalia Smith, Mahalia Johnson, Mahalia 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.
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