Given name
Mahlah
“a diseased woman; one to be pitied”
Mahlah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “a diseased woman; one to be pitied.”
Original Hebrewמחלה
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a diseased woman; one to be pitied.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hala (חלה), “to de sick or to entreat.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Mahlah appears in 1 Chronicles 7:18, Numbers 27:1.
- 1 Chronicles 7:18
- Numbers 27:1
From biblical name research
Mahlah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 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 2008. 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.
Mahlah’s family of names
Mahlah has a related form in Mahlon. Mahlah has a related form in Mahala. Mahlah has a related form in Mahli.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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