Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Tender
Tender; variant of Mahala.
Syllables
4
Themes
- Biblical
- Exotic
Pronunciation
ma-halia, maha-lia
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #2597, 65 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3067, 53 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 |
| 2024 | 50 |
| 2023 | 50 |
| 2022 | 56 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2020 | 65 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2018 | 47 |
| 2017 | 42 |
| 2016 | 38 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #2000, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #1375, 26 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2256, 12 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2014 | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence