Recorded 1998–2016 Unisex name Peak 2004 96 births

Maysun — unisex name

96 babies named Maysun in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s562010s22

The verdict

96 girls have been named Maysun since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

96
total births
1998–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Maysun was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

11 babies were named Maysun in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maysun

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Maysun between 1998 and 2016, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maysun currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Maysun is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2007.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maysun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maysun shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maysun 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 96 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.

Maysun at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

96

Since 1998

19 years of records

Peak year

2004

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1998

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2016

Maysun popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1998

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2004)
11
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 20162013200920072005200319991998 8

Maysun popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2007 (Maysun as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2007 5

Maysun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 58% of Maysun's all-time total
1990s182000s562010s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maysun?
96 babies have been named Maysun since 1998. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2004 with 11 births.
When was Maysun most popular?
Maysun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Is Maysun a unisex name?
Yes, Maysun is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 96 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Maysun been used?
Maysun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 19 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Maysun?
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, 1998–2016 (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.