Girls' name · since 1979
Lamaya
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 710 babies named Lamaya, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,210 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 710
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
710 babies have been named Lamaya since 1979, making it today's #11210 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamaya has been recorded 710 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #11210 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #9,433 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,210 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 710 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamaya ranks #9,433 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,210 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 710 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,210 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 710
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lamaya's 710 recorded births place it above 86.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lamaya compares
710 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lamaya's all-time total is 89% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lamaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 710 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lamaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lamaya's full recorded timeline at 2009, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lamaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Lamaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (312 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Lamaya's strongest decade.
312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Lamaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
312 births
- 2010s
2010s
253 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 312 births (44% of all-time use).
How Lamaya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lamaya's total volume
Lamaya by state
Where Lamaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 710 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lamaya's data
- Lamaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (312 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lamayas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lamaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lamaya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.