Girl’s name · Hawaiian

Mahina

How to say it: ma-HEE-na · /maˈhina/

Hawaiian and Tahitian 'mahina' meaning 'moon, moonlight' - lyrical Polynesian name.

Mahina was the 2,764th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 38 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 79% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,128 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,764for girls in 2025
1 in 87,245US babies
38born in 2025
#2,128projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Mahina
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,764
Babies born in 202538
Share of births1 in 87,245
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+79%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,128
In France, 2025#894 among girls’ names, 30 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Mahina is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 25 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Mahina also love

Nicknames

  • Hina
  • Mahi

Honouring a Mahina in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Mahina is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #894 for girls in 2025.

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