Mahilah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mahilah

What is the meaning of the name Mahilah ?

The baby name Mahilah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mah-HEE-lah (IPA: /məˈhiːlə/).

Mahilah is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Mahilah is a modern feminine given name most plausibly derived from the biblical Hebrew Mahlah/Mahalah (Machlah). In the Hebrew Bible, Mahlah appears as one of Zelophehad’s five daughters, celebrated for successfully claiming inheritance rights, and as a Manassite namesake in Chronicles. The name is commonly interpreted as “tender” or “delicate,” sometimes “affection,” from a Hebrew root connoting weakness or entreaty, though exact nuance is debated.

Contemporary forms often add -h or -ah for a softer cadence, yielding variants such as Mahalah, Mahala, Mahlah, and Mahila; less common phonetic spellings include Mahaila and Mahayla. The spelling Mahilah also echoes the Hindi/Sanskrit word mahilā, “woman, lady,” which has encouraged modern cross-cultural appeal even where it has not been a traditional given name. Usage is rare today but aligns with periodic revivals of Old Testament names in 18th–19th-century America and current preferences for gentle, vowel-rich forms.

⚙ Mahilah is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 4 times, across 2 countries.