Girls' name · peaked in 2006
Maya name popularity since 1925
123,750 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Maya. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Maya is about 16 years old in 2026. Maya peaked in 2006 as the #57 name for girls, and it ranked #62 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 123,750
- Named Maya, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #62
- for girls in 2025 (3,712 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 123,587 girls · 163 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.14× its national share
Peak year is the year Maya made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Maya births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Maya both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1979 and 1984, Maya's share of baby girls fell by 41%, from 1 in 4,170 to 1 in 7,020.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, it became 3.5× more common, from 1 in 6,180 baby girls to 1 in 1,780.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Maya's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Maya.
Decade by decade
Babies named Maya in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 25 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 111 | 0 | #4,273 |
| 1960s | 427 | 0 | #2,231 |
| 1970s | 2,139 | 5 | #759 |
| 1980s | 3,002 | 11 | #696 |
| 1990s | 13,973 | 29 | #227 |
| 2000s | 40,032 | 75 | #73 |
| 2010s | 39,769 | 37 | #68 |
| 2020–25 | 24,109 | 6 | #62 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
48.0% of babies named Maya from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Maya is most popular
The index compares Maya's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Maya.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.14× | 940 |
| Hawaii | 2.00× | 770 |
| District of Columbia | 1.88× | 1,065 |
| California | 1.68× | 21,933 |
| Arizona | 1.66× | 2,654 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Maya and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Maya (this page) | 123,587 | 2006 |
| Maia | 18,200 | 2022 |
| Mayah | 2,973 | 2015 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Maya's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Maya.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Maya (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data