US rank #5553 Unisex name Peak 2017 249 births

Maui — #5553 US boys' name

249 babies named Maui in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s462010s1152020s83
#5553
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Maui was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

42 babies were named Maui in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maui

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Maui between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maui currently holds the #5553 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 42 babies received it in a single year. Maui is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 121 additional births since 2004.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maui performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maui shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maui in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maui 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 249 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.

Maui at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

249

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2017

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,553

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maui popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
42
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
01020304050 20242021201820142010200720021997 5

Maui popularity over time — girls

121 total births recorded since 2004 (Maui as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 121 births
468101214 2024202120182015201220072004 5

Maui by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 46% of Maui's all-time total
1990s52000s462010s1152020s83

Maui by state

Where Maui concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maui
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 6.0%
California share of Maui's total US births 6.0%

15 of 249 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maui?
249 babies have been named Maui since 1997. It currently ranks #5553 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 42 births.
When was Maui most popular?
Maui was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Maui most popular?
The top states for the name Maui are California (15 births).
Is Maui a unisex name?
Yes, Maui is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 249 births, and as a girl's name it has 121 births.
How long has the name Maui been used?
Maui has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maui?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maurice, Mauricio, Mauro, Maury, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.