Recorded 1981–2023 Girls' name Peak 2007 198 births

Maytal — girls' name

198 babies named Maytal in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

198 girls have been named Maytal since 1981, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

198
total births
1981–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Maytal was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

15 babies were named Maytal in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maytal

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Maytal between 1981 and 2023, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maytal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maytal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maytal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maytal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maytal 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 198 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.

Maytal at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

198

Since 1981

43 years of records

Peak year

2007

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1981

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2023

Maytal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1981

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
15
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Maytal by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
65 births that decade — 33% of Maytal's all-time total
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Maytal by state

Where Maytal concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maytal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 3.5%
New York share of Maytal's total US births 3.5%

7 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maytal?
198 babies have been named Maytal since 1981. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 15 births.
When was Maytal most popular?
Maytal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Maytal most popular?
The top states for the name Maytal are New York (7 births).
How long has the name Maytal been used?
Maytal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 43 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Maytal?
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, 1981–2023 (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.