Girls' name · since 1995
Maiyah
Maiyah has 555 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,431 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 555
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maiyah is the #10431 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 555 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Maiyah recorded 555 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #10431 nationally today, ahead of 40% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #11,111 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,431 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 555 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maiyah ranks #11,111 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,431 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 555 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,431 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 555
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maiyah's 555 recorded births place it above 84.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maiyah compares
555 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Maiyah's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 555 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maiyah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Maiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (242 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Maiyah's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Maiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
242 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 242 births (44% of all-time use).
How Maiyah 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 Maiyah's total volume
Maiyah by state
Where Maiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 2.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maiyah's data
- Maiyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maiyahs (16 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 Maiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Maiyah 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.