US rank #8630 Girls' name Peak 2009 545 births

Maiyah — #8630 US girls' name

545 babies named Maiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s492000s1912010s2422020s63
#8630
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Maiyah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

38 babies were named Maiyah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 545 babies named Maiyah between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maiyah currently holds the #8630 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maiyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Maiyah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maiyah 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 545 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.

Maiyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

545

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2009

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,630

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
38
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019961995 10

Maiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
242 births that decade — 44% of Maiyah's all-time total
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Maiyah by state

Where Maiyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Maiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 2.9%
#2 New York
5 0.9%
California share of Maiyah's total US births 2.9%
Even split

16 of 545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maiyah?
545 babies have been named Maiyah since 1995. It currently ranks #8630 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 38 births.
When was Maiyah most popular?
Maiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Maiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Maiyah are California (16 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Maiyah been used?
Maiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maia, Maisie, Maira, Mai, 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, 1995–2024 (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.