Girls' name · since 1977
Maraya
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 935 babies named Maraya, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,025 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 935
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
935 babies have been named Maraya since 1977, making it today's #5025 girls' name.
Maraya has 935 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5025 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #7,869 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,025 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 935 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maraya ranks #7,869 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,025 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 935 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,025 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 935
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maraya's 935 recorded births place it above 89.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maraya compares
935 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Maraya's all-time total is 149% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maraya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 935 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maraya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maraya's full recorded timeline at 2005, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maraya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Maraya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (395 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Maraya's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Maraya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
196 births
- 2000s
2000s
395 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s 114
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 395 births (42% of all-time use).
How Maraya 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 Maraya's total volume
Maraya by state
Where Maraya concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 96 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 3.7% |
96 of 935 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maraya's data
- Maraya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (395 total births); usage has since declined to 114 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marayas (96 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 Maraya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Maraya 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.