Girls' name · since 1992
Maiah
1,086 babies named Maiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,314 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,086
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,086 babies have been named Maiah since 1992, making it today's #4314 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maiah recorded 1,086 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #4314 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #7,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,314 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,086 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maiah ranks #7,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,314 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,086 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,314 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,086
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maiah's 1,086 recorded births place it above 90.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maiah compares
1,086 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Maiah's all-time total is 189% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,086 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maiah's full recorded timeline at 2009, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Maiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (392 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Maiah's strongest decade.
392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Maiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
183 births
- 2000s
2000s
392 births
- 2010s
2010s
342 births
- 2020s
2020s
169 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 392 births (36% of all-time use).
How Maiah 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 Maiah's total volume
Maiah by state
Where Maiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 130 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 43 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 37 | 3.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 20 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
130 of 1,086 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Maiah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maiah's data
- Maiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (392 total births) through the 2020s (169) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maiahs (130 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 Maiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Maiah 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.