US rank #6466 Girls' name Peak 2009 605 births

Maayan — #6466 US girls' name

605 babies named Maayan in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s842000s2122010s2072020s84
#6466
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Maayan was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

34 babies were named Maayan in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maayan

The Social Security Administration has registered 605 babies named Maayan between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maayan currently holds the #6466 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maayan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 212 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maayan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Maayan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maayan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 605 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maayan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

605

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2009

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,466

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maayan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
34
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199319861984 5

Maayan popularity over time — boys

22 total births recorded since 2011 (Maayan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
4.555.566.5 2024202320152011 5

Maayan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
212 births that decade — 35% of Maayan's all-time total
1980s181990s842000s2122010s2072020s84

Maayan by state

Where Maayan concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Maayan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
112 18.5%
#2 California
40 6.6%
#3 Massachusetts
10 1.7%
New York share of Maayan's total US births 18.5%
Even split

112 of 605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maayan?
605 babies have been named Maayan since 1984. It currently ranks #6466 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 34 births.
When was Maayan most popular?
Maayan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 212 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Maayan most popular?
The top states for the name Maayan are New York (112 births), California (40 births), Massachusetts (10 births).
How long has the name Maayan been used?
Maayan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maayan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maahi, Maanya, Maaliyah, Maanvi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.