Girls' name · since 1965
Mayela
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 927 babies named Mayela, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,129 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 927
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mayela is the #11129 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 927 recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Mayela recorded 927 times among girls since 1965, holding rank #11129 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #7,920 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,129 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 927 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayela ranks #7,920 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,129 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 927 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,129 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 927
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mayela's 927 recorded births place it above 89.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Mayela compares
927 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
Mayela's all-time total is 147% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mayela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 927 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mayela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mayela's full recorded timeline at 1997, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mayela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Mayela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (245 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Mayela's strongest decade.
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Mayela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
141 births
- 1990s
1990s
215 births
- 2000s
2000s
245 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 245 births (26% of all-time use).
How Mayela 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 Mayela's total volume
Mayela by state
Where Mayela concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 213 | 23.0% |
| #2 | California | | 186 | 20.1% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
213 of 927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mayela's data
- Mayela's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (245 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Mayelas (213 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Mayela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Mayela 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.