Recorded 1990–2009 Girls' name Peak 1998 79 births

Mayia — girls' name

79 babies named Mayia in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

79 girls have been named Mayia since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

79
total births
1990–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Mayia was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

14 babies were named Mayia in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mayia

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Mayia between 1990 and 2009, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mayia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mayia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mayia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mayia 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 79 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.

Mayia at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

79

Since 1990

20 years of records

Peak year

1998

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1990

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2009

Mayia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1990

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
14
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
46810121416 20092006200520001998199719961994199219911990 7

Mayia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
54 births that decade — 68% of Mayia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mayia?
79 babies have been named Mayia since 1990. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 14 births.
When was Mayia most popular?
Mayia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Mayia been used?
Mayia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 20 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Mayia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maya, May, Mayra, Mayme, 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, 1990–2009 (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.