girl's name
Mahala
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,922
Mahala is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 74 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Mahala over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 163 |
| 1890s | 178 |
| 1900s | 145 |
| 1910s | 184 |
| 1920s | 201 |
| 1930s | 93 |
| 1940s | 123 |
| 1950s | 126 |
| 1960s | 51 |
| 1970s | 92 |
| 1980s | 120 |
| 1990s | 337 |
| 2000s | 627 |
| 2010s | 305 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 144 |
How popular is Mahala?
In 2025, Mahala was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Mahala is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mahala
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mahala also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mahala over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mahala
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mahala — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mahala
How popular is the name Mahala?
In 2025, Mahala was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mahala a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahala is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mahala?
Mahala has 3 syllables.
When was Mahala most popular?
Mahala peaked in 2006, when 74 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Mahala a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mahala currently ranks #7,465 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.