Girl · Hebrew (uncertain)
Mahalia
Say it: mah-HAY-lee-ah
Meaning
Probably from the Hebrew name Mahalath, of uncertain meaning.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1880s
In the United States
- 2,100 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1881, about 1 in 18,400 girls
- 65 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Mahala
Famous bearers
- Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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