Mahia
Māhia Peninsula is located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, in the Hawke's Bay region, between the towns of Wairoa and Gisborne.
Meaning & Origin of Mahia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Māhia Peninsula is located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, in the Hawke's Bay region, between the towns of Wairoa and Gisborne.
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The Story of Mahia
Mahia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2011, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 19 Mahias were born — ranking #6,144 that year. As of 2026, Mahia ranks #6,144 for baby girls with 19 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). In total, more than 105 Mahias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mahia
Mahia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 105 births in the dataset. Mahia's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #6,144. Use the chart and map above to compare Mahia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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