Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Maiya

Meaning A female given name, variant of Maya Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,398 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

A female given name, variant of Maya

Rank 2025
#2,398
among girls · ↓100 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
75
named Maiya · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 21,430
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
213 babies
All-time total
4,366
#2,815 all-time among girls
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Maiya popularity over time

4,366 babies have been named Maiya since 1974, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2000Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 35 4 – #6,203
1980s 86 9 +146% #5,129
1990s 829 83 +864% #1,251
2000s 1,648 165 +99% #997
2010s 1,339 134 -19% #1,282
2020s (to 2025) 429 72 -47% #2,298

Where Maiya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 73 0.05 outside top 500
2027 71 0.04 outside top 500
2028 70 0.04 outside top 500
2029 68 0.04 outside top 500
2030 67 0.04 outside top 500

Where Maiya is most popular

Girls named Maiya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maiya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 54 0.064 +47%
Texas 29 0.036 -17%
Michigan 6 0.033 -25%
Florida 13 0.030 -30%
New York 11 0.028 -36%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maiya

Maiya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,398 in 2025 with 75 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 4,366 American babies have been named Maiya. Its peak came in 2000, when 213 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maiya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maiya?

The median living Maiya is about 17 years old; half are between 11 and 25. An estimated 4,300 people named Maiya are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maiya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 75 #2,398
2024 81 #2,298
2023 67 #2,634
2022 70 #2,546
2021 61 #2,806
2020 75 #2,368
2019 77 #2,345
2018 124 #1,682
2017 121 #1,746
2016 111 #1,861
2015 145 #1,539
2014 114 #1,803
2013 131 #1,640
2012 161 #1,421
2011 169 #1,366
2010 186 #1,282
2009 210 #1,195
2008 202 #1,247
2007 194 #1,271
2006 146 #1,512
2005 167 #1,323
2004 115 #1,696
2003 132 #1,482
2002 128 #1,488
2001 141 #1,359
2000 213 #997
1995 110 #1,460
1990 20 #4,800
1985 – –
1980 14 #5,129
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
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1915 – –
1910 – –
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Famous people named Maiya

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Maiya Maneza Maiya Maneza Kazakhstani weightlifter (born 1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maiya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maiya?

The median living Maiya is about 17 years old. Half of all living Maiyas are between 11 and 25 years old.

How many people named Maiya are alive today?

An estimated 4,300 people named Maiya are alive in the United States, based on 4,366 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Maiya mean?

A female given name, variant of Maya

How popular is the name Maiya in 2025?

Maiya ranked #2,398 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 75 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maiya?

4,366 babies have been named Maiya in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maiya most popular?

Maiya peaked in 2000, when 213 newborns received the name.

Is Maiya a boy or girl name?

Maiya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maiya rising or falling?

Maiya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maiya become more popular?

Maiya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 67 girls named Maiya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Maiya?

Well-known people named Maiya include Maiya Maneza (athlete).

Names like Maiya

Names that sound and feel close to Maiya: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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