Girls' name · since 1974
Maiya
Maiya has 4,366 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,366
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maiya currently ranks #2398 among girls' names in America, with 4,366 babies recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Maiya recorded 4,366 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #2398 nationally today, ahead of 86% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #2,815 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,398 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,366 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maiya ranks #2,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,398 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,366 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,366
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maiya's 4,366 recorded births place it above 96.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maiya compares
4,366 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Maiya's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,366 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 213 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maiya's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 213, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 213
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Maiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,648 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Maiya's strongest decade.
1,648 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Maiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 86
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
829 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,648 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,339 births
- 2020s 429
2020s
429 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,648 births (38% of all-time use).
How Maiya 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 Maiya's total volume
Maiya by state
Where Maiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 550 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 325 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 217 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 213 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 127 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 122 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 113 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 92 | 2.1% |
550 of 4,366 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Maiya appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maiya's data
- Maiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,648 total births); usage has since declined to 429 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maiyas (550 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 Maiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Maiya 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.