Given name & surname
Mahla
“one who is powerful yet gentle”
Mahla is a variant of Mahala. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is powerful yet gentle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mahla is a variant of Mahala. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is powerful yet gentle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mahla 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 2021. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mahla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 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 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 138 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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