Recorded 1915–2022 Girls' name Peak 1939 300 births

Mava — girls' name

300 babies named Mava in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s1041930s891940s541950s102020s12
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Mava was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

17 babies were named Mava in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mava

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Mava between 1915 and 2022, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mava currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mava performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mava shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mava 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 300 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.

Mava at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

300

Since 1915

108 years of records

Peak year

1939

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1915

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2022

Mava popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1915

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1939)
17
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
05101520 20221947194019351929192419191915 7

Mava by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
104 births that decade — 35% of Mava's all-time total
1910s311920s1041930s891940s541950s102020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mava?
300 babies have been named Mava since 1915. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1939 with 17 births.
When was Mava most popular?
Mava was most popular in the 1920s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
How long has the name Mava been used?
Mava has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 108 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Mava?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mavis, Maven, Maverick, Mavery, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–2022 (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.