Girls' name · since 1979
Maysa
Maysa has 959 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,492 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 959
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
959 babies have been named Maysa since 1979, making it today's #4492 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maysa recorded 959 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #4492 nationally today, ahead of 74% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #7,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,492 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 959 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maysa ranks #7,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,492 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 959 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,492 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 959
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maysa's 959 recorded births place it above 89.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Maysa compares
959 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
Maysa's all-time total is 155% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maysa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 959 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maysa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maysa's full recorded timeline at 2005, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maysa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Maysa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (357 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Maysa's strongest decade.
357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Maysa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 110
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
284 births
- 2010s
2010s
357 births
- 2020s
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 357 births (37% of all-time use).
How Maysa 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 Maysa's total volume
Maysa by state
Where Maysa concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 34 | 3.5% |
| #2 | California | | 26 | 2.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 20 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
34 of 959 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Maysa's data
- Maysa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (357 total births) through the 2020s (175) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Maysas (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Maysa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Maysa 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.