Given name & surname
Mahal
“a tender and loving woman”
Mahal is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “a tender and loving woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “a tender and loving woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mahal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 115 as a first name in 2020; 897 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mahal’s family of names
Mahal has a related form in Mahale. Mahal has a related form in Mahall. Mahal has a related form in Mahalle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Mahal, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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Maliyah
Maliyah is a feminine given name, probably from Hawaiian.
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