Girls' name · since 1988
Mayah
2,973 babies named Mayah in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,806 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,973
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mayah is the #2806 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,973 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Mayah recorded 2,973 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #2806 nationally today, ahead of 84% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #3,619 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,806 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,973 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayah ranks #3,619 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,806 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,973 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,806 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,973
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mayah's 2,973 recorded births place it above 94.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mayah compares
2,973 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Mayah's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,973 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mayah's full recorded timeline at 2007, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 174 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Mayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,338 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Mayah's strongest decade.
1,338 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Mayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 204
1990s
204 births
- 2000s
2000s
961 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,338 births
- 2020s 457
2020s
457 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,338 births (45% of all-time use).
How Mayah 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 Mayah's total volume
Mayah by state
Where Mayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 446 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 315 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 235 | 7.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 152 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 64 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 46 | 1.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 42 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 37 | 1.2% |
446 of 2,973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Mayah appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mayah's data
- Mayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,338 total births) through the 2020s (457) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mayahs (446 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Mayah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Mayah 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.