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
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- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 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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First appearance
1940
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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- District of Columbia#19 · 1 in 127
- Massachusetts#21 · 1 in 161
- Hawaii#24 · 1 in 138
- California#32 · 1 in 263
- New Hampshire#36 · 1 in 148
Best ever in a state: #3 in District of Columbia, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #19 | 24 | 1 in 127 |
| Massachusetts | #21 | 153 | 1 in 161 |
| Hawaii | #24 | 21 | 1 in 138 |
| California | #32 | 721 | 1 in 263 |
| New Hampshire | #36 | 24 | 1 in 148 |
| New York | #37 | 332 | 1 in 261 |
| New Jersey | #40 | 154 | 1 in 233 |
| Washington | #40 | 127 | 1 in 239 |
| Connecticut | #45 | 53 | 1 in 218 |
| Illinois | #47 | 179 | 1 in 299 |
| Maryland | #47 | 88 | 1 in 265 |
| Colorado | #52 | 74 | 1 in 301 |
| Florida | #56 | 235 | 1 in 362 |
| Maine | #63 | 16 | 1 in 213 |
| Virginia | #63 | 104 | 1 in 346 |
| Nevada | #64 | 35 | 1 in 303 |
| Wyoming | #64 | 6 | 1 in 161 |
| South Dakota | #65 | 13 | 1 in 236 |
| New Mexico | #66 | 21 | 1 in 277 |
| Arizona | #67 | 84 | 1 in 350 |
| Michigan | #67 | 112 | 1 in 359 |
| Minnesota | #69 | 67 | 1 in 351 |
| Oregon | #70 | 43 | 1 in 325 |
| Delaware | #72 | 11 | 1 in 226 |
| Rhode Island | #80 | 10 | 1 in 279 |
| Wisconsin | #80 | 60 | 1 in 371 |
| Montana | #86 | 10 | 1 in 273 |
| Texas | #87 | 317 | 1 in 501 |
| Iowa | #88 | 30 | 1 in 409 |
| Missouri | #93 | 61 | 1 in 434 |
| Nebraska | #96 | 20 | 1 in 375 |
| Pennsylvania | #96 | 102 | 1 in 493 |
| Kansas | #103 | 29 | 1 in 416 |
| Indiana | #104 | 61 | 1 in 487 |
| Georgia | #107 | 84 | 1 in 551 |
| Ohio | #115 | 90 | 1 in 567 |
| North Carolina | #119 | 81 | 1 in 556 |
| Idaho | #120 | 14 | 1 in 428 |
| Utah | #121 | 33 | 1 in 506 |
| Tennessee | #125 | 55 | 1 in 567 |
| Kentucky | #138 | 31 | 1 in 572 |
| South Carolina | #140 | 30 | 1 in 589 |
| Arkansas | #143 | 19 | 1 in 580 |
| Louisiana | #173 | 29 | 1 in 675 |
| Oklahoma | #243 | 17 | 1 in 921 |
| West Virginia | #309 | 5 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Alabama | #323 | 15 | 1 in 1,247 |
| Mississippi | #350 | 9 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
83 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1940
- Peaked 2023 at #49 (4,092 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 24 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1970–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 377
- 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
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 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 2018
girls
#62
3,918 births · 1 in 434 girls
Top girls' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 434 of them was named Maya, which outranked 99.7% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Maya
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.