Is Mahala a boy or girl name?
Mahala is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 0 boys were named Mahala, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,873 US babies named Mahala were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,223
- Babies named Mahala since 1880
- 2,873
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 74 babies
Boys and girls named Mahala, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 163 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 178 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 145 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 184 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 201 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 93 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 123 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 126 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 92 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 120 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 337 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 627 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 304 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,223 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,200 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,035 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,420 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,106 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,948 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,895 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,934 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,062 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,616 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,089 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,564 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,522 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,788 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,115 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,940 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,234 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,499 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,658 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,796 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,334 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,516 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,655 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,227 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,215 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,679 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,576 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,338 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,546 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,072 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,112 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,109 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,616 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,385 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,923 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,586 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,324 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,894 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,735 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,725 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,638 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,133 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,462 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,986 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,086 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,340 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,003 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,633 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,601 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,307 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,926 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,653 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,154 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,702 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,720 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,274 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,225 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,702 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,162 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,551 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,833 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,418 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,607 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,498 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,256 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,390 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,632 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,038 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,308 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,777 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,771 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,322 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,126 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,298 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,996 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,094 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,900 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,234 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,663 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,049 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,347 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,667 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,626 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,379 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,027 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,763 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,164 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,150 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,574 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,988 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,047 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,726 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,099 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,480 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,243 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,168 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,786 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,591 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,851 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,579 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,921 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,503 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,703 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,081 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,240 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,511 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,395 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,036 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,070 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 19 | #888 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 22 | #782 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,081 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,328 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 14 | #957 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,109 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,195 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 17 | #933 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,070 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 22 | #710 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 17 | #777 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 17 | #804 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 14 | #883 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 19 | #694 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 17 | #731 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 21 | #630 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 22 | #567 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 19 | #611 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 13 | #743 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 23 | #530 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 17 | #549 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 13 | #647 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 17 | #530 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 13 | #605 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 20 | #430 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 25 | #355 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 13 | #480 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 9 | #613 |
Highest rank
Mahala has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #355 in 1882. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mahala
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.