Girls' name · since 1989
Mayeli
1,047 babies named Mayeli in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,807 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,047
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,047 babies have been named Mayeli since 1989, making it today's #2807 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mayeli recorded 1,047 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #2807 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #7,274 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,807 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,047 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayeli ranks #7,274 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,807 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,047 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,807 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,047
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mayeli's 1,047 recorded births place it above 89.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mayeli compares
1,047 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Mayeli's all-time total is 178% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mayeli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,047 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mayeli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mayeli's full recorded timeline at 2008, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mayeli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Mayeli by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (411 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Mayeli's strongest decade.
411 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Mayeli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 61
1990s
61 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s
2010s
342 births
- 2020s
2020s
411 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 411 births (39% of all-time use).
How Mayeli 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 Mayeli's total volume
Mayeli by state
Where Mayeli concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 255 | 24.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 213 | 20.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Washington | | 6 | 0.6% |
255 of 1,047 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Mayeli's data
- California records the most Mayelis (255 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 Mayeli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Mayeli 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.