Maya
#62 for girls in 2025, 3,712 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #10,605
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2023 · 4,092 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 123,587since 1940
Maya over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #62 | 3,712 | — | |
| 2024 | #51 | 4,230 | — | |
| 2023 | #49 | 4,092 | — | |
| 2022 | #51 | 4,247 | — | |
| 2021 | #55 | 4,082 | — | |
| 2020 | #61 | 3,746 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #64 | 3,823 | — | |
| 2018 | #62 | 3,918 | — | |
| 2017 | #60 | 4,046 | — | |
| 2016 | #64 | 4,090 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #68 | 4,133 | — | |
| 2014 | #74 | 3,957 | — | |
| 2013 | #72 | 3,826 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #63 | 3,981 | #8,864 | 8 |
| 2011 | #64 | 4,024 | #8,767 | 8 |
| 2010 | #66 | 3,971 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #61 | 4,393 | #6,802 | 12 |
| 2008 | #71 | 4,270 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #62 | 4,701 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #57 | 5,047 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #73 | 4,431 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #83 | 3,767 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #84 | 3,849 | #5,558 | 13 |
| 2002 | #90 | 3,545 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #110 | 3,010 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #113 | 3,019 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #113 | 2,854 | #7,139 | 8 |
| 1998 | #123 | 2,687 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1997 | #181 | 1,676 | — | |
| 1996 | #201 | 1,445 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #227 | 1,241 | — | |
| 1994 | #247 | 1,130 | — | |
| 1993 | #271 | 1,016 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #368 | 696 | — | |
| 1991 | #442 | 576 | — | |
| 1990 | #399 | 652 | — | |
| 1989 | #617 | 344 | #4,527 | 11 |
| 1988 | #669 | 288 | — | |
| 1987 | #653 | 288 | — | |
| 1986 | #747 | 233 | — | |
| 1985 | #696 | 251 | — | |
| 1984 | #695 | 240 | — | |
| 1983 | #607 | 290 | — | |
| 1982 | #546 | 347 | — | |
| 1981 | #570 | 323 | — | |
| 1980 | #506 | 398 | — | |
| 1979 | #513 | 385 | — | |
| 1978 | #579 | 296 | — | |
| 1977 | #531 | 343 | — | |
| 1976 | #696 | 212 | — | |
| 1975 | #759 | 187 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #798 | 169 | — | |
| 1973 | #963 | 123 | — | |
| 1972 | #870 | 147 | — | |
| 1971 | #948 | 135 | — | |
| 1970 | #914 | 142 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,129 | 96 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,365 | 67 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,732 | 44 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,586 | 50 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,204 | 29 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,975 | 36 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,947 | 35 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,196 | 28 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,596 | 20 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | — | |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,812 | 15 | — | |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | — | |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | — | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | — | |
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| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | — | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
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| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Maya! It came in at #4,349, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1940–1948, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Maya is popular in 2001
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#14 · 1 in 104
- District of Columbia#26 · 1 in 125
- New York#67 · 1 in 352
- Connecticut#68 · 1 in 281
- New Mexico#69 · 1 in 268
Best ever in a state: #3 in District of Columbia, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #14 | 33 | 1 in 104 |
| District of Columbia | #26 | 29 | 1 in 125 |
| New York | #67 | 278 | 1 in 352 |
| Connecticut | #68 | 53 | 1 in 281 |
| New Mexico | #69 | 30 | 1 in 268 |
| Oregon | #72 | 50 | 1 in 319 |
| Illinois | #76 | 176 | 1 in 400 |
| Maryland | #76 | 65 | 1 in 370 |
| Alaska | #77 | 9 | 1 in 259 |
| Colorado | #83 | 66 | 1 in 371 |
| Massachusetts | #85 | 88 | 1 in 357 |
| California | #88 | 525 | 1 in 423 |
| Washington | #88 | 72 | 1 in 399 |
| New Hampshire | #89 | 14 | 1 in 346 |
| New Jersey | #94 | 94 | 1 in 440 |
| Delaware | #95 | 9 | 1 in 336 |
| Minnesota | #97 | 63 | 1 in 401 |
| Michigan | #99 | 106 | 1 in 471 |
| Idaho | #104 | 16 | 1 in 388 |
| Arizona | #106 | 69 | 1 in 464 |
| Ohio | #108 | 115 | 1 in 518 |
| Florida | #114 | 147 | 1 in 526 |
| Virginia | #115 | 65 | 1 in 540 |
| South Dakota | #116 | 8 | 1 in 380 |
| Rhode Island | #117 | 10 | 1 in 398 |
| Utah | #117 | 37 | 1 in 469 |
| Wisconsin | #117 | 50 | 1 in 505 |
| Nevada | #123 | 22 | 1 in 450 |
| Kansas | #128 | 26 | 1 in 510 |
| Pennsylvania | #134 | 89 | 1 in 629 |
| Louisiana | #138 | 35 | 1 in 594 |
| Georgia | #143 | 75 | 1 in 643 |
| Indiana | #147 | 50 | 1 in 661 |
| Arkansas | #161 | 16 | 1 in 729 |
| Missouri | #162 | 37 | 1 in 774 |
| Iowa | #164 | 19 | 1 in 722 |
| Nebraska | #168 | 13 | 1 in 630 |
| Montana | #170 | 5 | 1 in 558 |
| South Carolina | #174 | 20 | 1 in 839 |
| Kentucky | #180 | 23 | 1 in 866 |
| Maine | #180 | 6 | 1 in 744 |
| North Carolina | #186 | 51 | 1 in 867 |
| Mississippi | #197 | 14 | 1 in 829 |
| Texas | #202 | 163 | 1 in 940 |
| Tennessee | #218 | 28 | 1 in 1,078 |
| Alabama | #242 | 17 | 1 in 1,174 |
| West Virginia | #294 | 5 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Oklahoma | #311 | 12 | 1 in 1,394 |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Maya
- 11 spots since 2024 (#51 → #62)
- 1 spot since 2020 (#61 → #62)
- 6 spots since 2015 (#68 → #62)
- Biggest jump: 218 spots in 1990 (#617 → #399)
- Biggest drop: 93 spots in 1973 (#870 → #963)
- Debuted 1940
- Peaked 2023 at #49 (4,092 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1970–2025
- Highest: 1 in 377 girls born in 2006 were named Maya (0.27%)
- Latest: 1 in 433 girls born in 2025 (0.23%)
- Its best rank, #49 in 2023, was only 1 in 392 (0.26%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 32.4% of all girls named Maya (40,032) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 25 | #3,393 (1949) | #4,264 |
| 1950s | 111 | #2,596 (1959) | #3,682 |
| 1960s | 427 | #1,129 (1969) | #1,952 |
| 1970s | 2,139 | #513 (1979) | #757 |
| 1980s | 3,002 | #506 (1980) | #631 |
| 1990s | 13,973 | #113 (1999) | #257 |
| 2000s | 40,032 | #57 (2006) | #80 |
| 2010s | 39,769 | #60 (2017) | #66 |
| 2020s | 24,109 | #49 (2023) | #55 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Maya in 2001
Top girls' names in 2001
Top boys' names in 2001
More about 2001
girls
1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 598 of them was named Maya, which outranked 99.4% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,942,881 boys got a published name in 2001; 1 in 388,576 of them was named Maya, which outranked 14.2% of the 12,307 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,751 names at #10,556; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.