Mahina
Girl name · #3852 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Mahina? In official American birth records, Mahina has been tracked continuously since 1974, giving it 51 years of documented American history.
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. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mahina in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Mahina is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Mahina will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mahina is most common
State-level data for Mahina is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
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
How old is the name Mahina?
In official American birth records, the name Mahina first appeared in 1974 (over 51 years ago), when 5 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 51 years.
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. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.