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Mahalia

Girls' name · Current

Living in the US
~2,000 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#3,067 among girls
Births in 2025
53 2,370 since 1880
Typical age
22 years, median

Mahalia popularity over time

Mahalia rank by birth year, 1880–2025Mahalia ranked #836 in 1880 and #3,067 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #830, in 1881.#1,000#10,000#3,067best #830 in 188118901920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1880–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Mahalia was used most in 2020, when 65 babies were given the name. It is present from 1880, the first year of the record. The 2025 position is #3,067, on 53 births.

Over ten years the count has risen 51%. It climbed 52 places against the previous year.

Babies named Mahalia per yearPeaks at 65 births in 2020.65 in 2020018901920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Mahalia?

An estimated 2,000 living Americans are called Mahalia. SSA has recorded 2,370 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Mahalia?

Median age among living Mahalias: 22. Most living bearers were born in the 2000s. By the site’s era rules that makes Mahalia a current name.

Your Mahalia

Ages of living people named MahaliaHalf of living Mahalias are older than 22 and half younger.median 22020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Mahalia in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Mahalia ranked #3,705 in 2025 on 6 births.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Notable people named Mahalia

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Mahalia Jackson American gospel singer 1911–1972 54
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