Given name & surname
Mahogany
“resembling the rich, dark wood”
Mahogany is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “resembling the rich, dark wood.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the rich, dark wood.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mahogany through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,134
- 0 boys · 4,134 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 164 babies
- 2025
- 65
- #2,676 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 65 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,676 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 164 in 2000. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,875 as a first name in 2020; 100 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.
Mahogany’s family of names
Mahogany has a related form in Mahogani. Mahogany has a related form in Mahoganie. Mahogany has a related form in Mahogane.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
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