Given name
Mahalie
“one who is tender”
Mahalie is a variant of Mahalia. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is tender.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mahalie is a variant of Mahalia. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is tender.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mahalie 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 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mahalie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 194
- 0 boys · 194 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 12 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 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 143 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mahalie’s family of names
Mahalie has a related form in Mahalia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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