Mahina
Mahina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hawaiian, Maori.
- Hawaiian
- Maori
Meaning & Origin of Mahina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mahina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hawaiian, Maori.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hawaiian
- Maori
The Story of Mahina
Mahina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 53 Mahinas were born — ranking #3,072 that year. As of 2026, Mahina ranks #3,102 for baby girls with 52 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). In total, more than 751 Mahinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mahina
Mahina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 751 births in the dataset. Mahina's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,072. Use the chart and map above to compare Mahina'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.