Girls' name · since 1956
Mayla
Mayla has 1,703 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,760 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,703
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mayla currently ranks #1760 among girls' names in America, with 1,703 babies recorded since 1956.
Mayla has 1,703 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1760 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #5,246 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,760 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,703 born since 1956
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayla ranks #5,246 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,760 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,703 born since 1956, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,760 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,703
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mayla's 1,703 recorded births place it above 92.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mayla compares
1,703 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Mayla's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,703 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 116 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mayla splits its recorded history at 2003: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 116 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 116
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Mayla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (703 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Mayla's strongest decade.
703 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Mayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s 264
2000s
264 births
- 2010s
2010s
703 births
- 2020s
2020s
603 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 703 births (41% of all-time use).
How Mayla 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 Mayla's total volume
Mayla by state
Where Mayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 145 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 90 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 79 | 4.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 37 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 36 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.0% |
145 of 1,703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Mayla appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mayla's data
- Mayla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (703 total births) through the 2020s (603) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maylas (145 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 Mayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Mayla 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.