Mahlia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAH-lee-uh
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Mahlia is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
Where does Mahlia come from?
Modern: modern spelling, perhaps of Malia or Mahala
Is Mahlia a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahlia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mahlia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 183% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Mahlia, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,326th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mahlia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Mahlia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
How popular is Mahlia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Mahlia, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,755th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 43 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had fewer girls named Mahlia than any year since 2002.
Half of all the girls named Mahlia in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mahlia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4,790 |
| 2021 | 29 | #4,603 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4,755 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4,161 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5,148 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5,983 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4,643 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 36 | #4,106 |
| 2009 | 43 | #3,676 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Names like Mahlia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Aaliyah, Hafsa, Zainab, Amira, Abeeha, Nusaybah, Ayah, Hiba, Khadija, Safiya, Sumayyah
Names related to Mahlia
Mali, Malia, Maliha, Maliyah, Mahalia, Maliya, Maliah, Mala, Maleia, Maila
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mahlia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahlia, updated 20 October 2026.