girl's name
Mahélya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 70
Mahélya is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 2013, when 10 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 2007.
Mahélya over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 35 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 25 |
How popular is Mahélya?
In 2024, Mahélya was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Mahélya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mahelya | Mahelya is Mahélya without the acute accent, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #5,288. | 25 |
| Mahëlya | Mahëlya is a rare spelling of Mahélya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Mahélya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mahélya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mahélya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mahélya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mahélya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mahélya
Is Mahélya a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahélya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mahélya most popular?
Mahélya peaked in 2013, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.