Girls' name · since 2012
Maidah
Maidah has 117 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,425 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,716 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maidah is the #10716 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 117 recorded since 2012.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maidah has been recorded 117 times among girls since 2012, currently ranked #10716 nationally and more common than 38% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #25,425 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,716 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 117 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maidah ranks #25,425 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,716 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 117 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #25,425 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,716 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maidah's 117 recorded births place it above 64.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Maidah compares
117 27th percentile among 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
Maidah's all-time total is 69% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maidah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maidah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maidah splits its recorded history at 2020: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maidah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Maidah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (68 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Maidah's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Maidah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 68 births (58% of all-time use).
Maidah by state
Where Maidah concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
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- Minnesota records the most Maidahs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Maidah: 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 (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Maidah 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.