Given name
Mahaliah
“one who is powerful yet gentle”·“one who is tender”
Mahaliah is a variant of Mahala. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is powerful yet gentle.” Mahaliah is a variant of Mahalia. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is tender.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mahaliah is a variant of Mahala. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is powerful yet gentle.” Mahaliah is a variant of Mahalia. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is tender.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mahaliah is a variant of Mahala. An origin associated with Mahala is Arabic. Mahaliah is a variant of Mahalia. An origin associated with Mahalia is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mahaliah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 5 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 5 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mahaliah’s family of names
Mahaliah has a related form in Mahalia. Mahaliah 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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