Girls' name · since 1950
Maia
18,200 babies named Maia in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #433 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,200
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maia is the #433 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 18,200 recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Maia recorded 18,200 times among girls since 1950, holding rank #433 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #1,133 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #433 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 18,200 born since 1950
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maia ranks #1,133 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #433 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,200 born since 1950, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #433 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,200
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maia's 18,200 recorded births place it above 98.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maia compares
18,200 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Maia's all-time total is 48x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,200 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 752 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maia splits its recorded history at 1989: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 752 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 752
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Maia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,123 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Maia's strongest decade.
5,123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Maia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 217
1960s
217 births
- 1970s 668
1970s
668 births
- 1980s 728
1980s
728 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,188 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,057 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,123 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,161 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,123 births (28% of all-time use).
How Maia 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 Maia's total volume
Maia by state
Where Maia concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,728 | 15.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,639 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,269 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,114 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 648 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 614 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 581 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Washington | | 553 | 3.0% |
2,728 of 18,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Maia appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maia's data
- Maia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,123 total births) through the 2020s (4,161) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maias (2,728 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 Maia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Maia 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.