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Mayumi

Meaning Borrowed from Japanese まゆみ (Mayumi) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,628 Trend ↑ Rising 113%

Borrowed from Japanese まゆみ (Mayumi).

Rank 2025
#3,628
among girls · ↑722 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Mayumi · +27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 38,268
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
42 babies
All-time total
697
#9,544 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Mayumi popularity over time

697 babies have been named Mayumi since 1963, 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
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 15 2 – #7,282
1970s 56 6 +273% #5,082
1980s 71 7 +27% #6,176
1990s 72 7 +1% #7,430
2000s 122 12 +69% #4,975
2010s 190 19 +56% #5,508
2020s (to 2025) 171 29 +50% #3,628

Where Mayumi 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 48 0.03 outside top 500
2027 53 0.03 outside top 500
2028 58 0.04 outside top 500
2029 62 0.04 outside top 500
2030 66 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Mayumi

Mayumi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,628 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 697 American babies have been named Mayumi. Its peak came in 2025, when 42 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Mayumi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mayumi?

The median living Mayumi is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 31. An estimated 700 people named Mayumi are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Mayumi year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 42 #3,628
2024 33 #4,350
2023 32 #4,424
2022 24 #5,421
2021 24 #5,352
2020 16 #7,113
2019 16 #7,222
2018 18 #6,699
2017 18 #6,721
2016 17 #7,120
2015 21 #6,170
2014 20 #6,358
2013 17 #7,276
2012 25 #5,508
2011 20 #6,489
2010 18 #7,115
2009 9 #12,107
2008 30 #4,975
2007 17 #7,633
2006 19 #6,755
2005 12 #9,246
2004 5 #17,871
2003 6 #15,105
2002 7 #13,141
2001 8 #11,682
2000 9 #10,442
1995 7 #11,312
1990 9 #8,964
1985 6 #10,159
1980 11 #6,176
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Famous people named Mayumi

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

  1. 1 Mayumi Tanaka Mayumi Tanaka Japanese actress (born 1955) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mayumi Iizuka Japanese actress (born 1977) Contemporary
  3. 3 Mayumi Aoki Mayumi Aoki Japanese swimmer (born 1953) Contemporary
  4. 4 Mayumi Kaji Japanese footballer b. 1964 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Mayumi Omatsu Japanese footballer b. 1970 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Mayumi?

The median living Mayumi is about 15 years old. Half of all living Mayumis are between 6 and 31 years old.

How many people named Mayumi are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Mayumi are alive in the United States, based on 697 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mayumi mean?

Borrowed from Japanese まゆみ (Mayumi).

How popular is the name Mayumi in 2025?

Mayumi ranked #3,628 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mayumi?

697 babies have been named Mayumi in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mayumi most popular?

Mayumi peaked in 2025, when 42 newborns received the name.

Is Mayumi a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Mayumi rising or falling?

Mayumi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mayumi become more popular?

Mayumi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 66 girls named Mayumi 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 Mayumi?

Well-known people named Mayumi include Mayumi Tanaka (actor), Mayumi Iizuka (actor), Mayumi Aoki (athlete).

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