Mahina
Girl name · #3852 in 2025 · Uniqueness 65/100
Mahina ranks #3852 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 38 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #6452, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 47,368 girls born in 2025 was named Mahina.
The 51-year story
Mahina first appears in the Social Security records in 1974, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 53 babies and a rank of #3073. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Mahina per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mahina in class?
Mahina scores 65 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Mahina is most common
State-level data for Mahina is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Mahina
Statistically, parents drawn to Mahina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Madina, Divina, Eleina, Medina, and Avina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mahina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3832 |
| 2024 | 42 | #3639 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3140 |
| 2022 | 53 | #3073 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4167 |
| 2020 | 28 | #4648 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3851 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5619 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5517 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5130 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6452 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5797 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5486 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7436 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6382 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9379 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8529 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7868 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7580 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8837 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7724 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mahina a popular girl name?
Mahina ranked #3852 among girls in 2025 with 38 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6452.
When was the name Mahina most popular?
Mahina peaked in 2022, when 53 American girls received the name (ranked #3073 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mahina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 47,368 newborn American girls was named Mahina. It scores 65/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.