Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Mahogany

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,676 Trend ↓ Falling 14%
Rank 2025
#2,676
among girls · ↓320 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Mahogany · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
164 babies
All-time total
4,134
#2,921 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Mahogany popularity over time

4,134 babies have been named Mahogany since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2000Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 201 20 – #1,824
1980s 580 58 +189% #1,575
1990s 985 99 +70% #1,278
2000s 1,072 107 +9% #1,215
2010s 792 79 -26% #2,086
2020s (to 2025) 504 84 +6% #1,815

Where Mahogany is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 64 0.04 outside top 500
2027 63 0.04 outside top 500
2028 62 0.04 outside top 500
2029 61 0.04 outside top 500
2030 61 0.04 outside top 500

Where Mahogany is most popular

Girls named Mahogany per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.052 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mahogany born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 21 0.224 +334%
Georgia 44 0.194 +276%
North Carolina 37 0.163 +215%
Maryland 12 0.113 +120%
Mississippi 5 0.107 +107%
Tennessee 13 0.082 +59%
South Carolina 7 0.078 +51%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 +13%
Louisiana 5 0.057 +11%
Pennsylvania 13 0.055 +7%
Texas 33 0.041 -20%
Arizona 5 0.036 -31%
Virginia 6 0.035 -32%
Ohio 7 0.030 -43%
Michigan 5 0.027 -47%
California 23 0.027 -47%
Florida 11 0.026 -50%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mahogany

Mahogany is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,676 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 4,134 American babies have been named Mahogany. Its peak came in 2000, when 164 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mahogany stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mahogany?

The median living Mahogany is about 23 years old; half are between 12 and 32. An estimated 4,100 people named Mahogany are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mahogany year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 65 #2,676
2024 78 #2,356
2023 68 #2,605
2022 113 #1,815
2021 94 #2,053
2020 86 #2,129
2019 91 #2,086
2018 76 #2,400
2017 88 #2,175
2016 83 #2,298
2015 80 #2,332
2014 82 #2,284
2013 79 #2,336
2012 79 #2,370
2011 73 #2,501
2010 61 #2,860
2009 82 #2,367
2008 79 #2,433
2007 99 #2,063
2006 108 #1,890
2005 86 #2,153
2004 103 #1,848
2003 102 #1,828
2002 115 #1,617
2001 134 #1,416
2000 164 #1,215
1995 86 #1,712
1990 53 #2,365
1985 45 #2,276
1980 63 #1,753
1975 17 #3,873
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mahogany, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mahogany?

The median living Mahogany is about 23 years old. Half of all living Mahoganys are between 12 and 32 years old.

How many people named Mahogany are alive today?

An estimated 4,100 people named Mahogany are alive in the United States, based on 4,134 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mahogany in 2025?

Mahogany ranked #2,676 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mahogany?

4,134 babies have been named Mahogany in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mahogany most popular?

Mahogany peaked in 2000, when 164 newborns received the name.

Is Mahogany a boy or girl name?

Mahogany is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mahogany rising or falling?

Mahogany has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Mahogany become more popular?

Mahogany is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 61 girls named Mahogany in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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