Entry № 1493 · Hebrew origin

Mahlah Mahlah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MAH-lah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hebrew

Meaning

"Sickness, weakness (Zelophehad's daughter)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

The meaning

A name that means "sickness, weakness (zelophehad's daughter)".

Mahlah (מַחְלָה) means "weakness" in Hebrew. In Numbers 27, Mahlah was the eldest of the five daughters of Zelophehad — who together successfully petitioned Moses for the right to inherit land, establishing women's inheritance rights in Israelite law.

Mahlah is rare but iconic among the daughters of Zelophehad.

Eldest of Zelophehad's daughters — won inheritance rights for women.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

מַחְלָה

Transliteration: Maḥlāh
Pronunciation: / ˈmɑː.lə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Mahlah stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Mahlah · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Mahlahs before her.

Real people

Mahlah

Eldest daughter of Zelophehad.

In fiction

Mahlah

Daughter of Zelophehad in Numbers 27.

Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Mahlah.

Numerology

The number behind Mahlah.

The Communicator

Mahlah reduces to three — the number of biblical inheritance.

Parents on Mahlah

Why families chose this name.

"Won inheritance rights. Six letters. Mahlah."

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