Unisex name · since 1997
Maui
Maui has 267 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
267 babies have been named Maui since 1997, making it today's #5325 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maui has been recorded 267 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #5325 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #11,290 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,325 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 267 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maui ranks #11,290 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,325 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 267 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,325 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maui's 267 recorded births place it above 75.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maui compares
267 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Maui's all-time total is 28% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maui | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 267 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maui's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maui's SSA record in two at 2014 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 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maui popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Maui popularity over time - girls
122 total births recorded since 2004 (Maui as girls' name)
Maui by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Maui's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Maui births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (43% of all-time use).
Maui by state
Where Maui concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.9% |
15 of 267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maui's data
- Maui's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 2020s (101) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mauis (15 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 Maui: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Maui 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.