Given name
Mahalah
“one who is tender”·“one who is powerful yet gentle”
Mahalah is a variant of Mahalia. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is tender.” Mahalah is a variant of Mahala. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is powerful yet gentle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mahalah is a variant of Mahalia. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is tender.” Mahalah is a variant of Mahala. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is powerful yet gentle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mahalah is a variant of Mahalia. An origin associated with Mahalia is Hebrew. Mahalah is a variant of Mahala. An origin associated with Mahala is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mahalah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 54
- 0 boys · 54 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 10 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. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1995.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mahalah’s family of names
Mahalah has a related form in Mahalia. Mahalah has a related form in Mahala.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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