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Maya name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Maya ranks #62 in female records (3,712 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Maya becoming more popular?

Maya's reported female count decreased by 518 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #51 to #62. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Maya. That is not a count of zero.

Maya in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MayaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.4,2470201620252016: 4,090 female records2017: 4,046 female records2018: 3,918 female records2019: 3,823 female records2020: 3,746 female records2021: 4,082 female records2022: 4,247 female records2023: 4,092 female records2024: 4,230 female records2025: 3,712 female records2016: 5 male records2020: 6 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20253,71262——
20244,23051——
20234,09249——
20224,24751——
20214,08255——
20203,74661611,511
20193,82364——
20183,91862——
20174,04660——
20164,09064513,520

Questions about Maya’s popularity

How common is Maya in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Maya ranks #62 in female records (3,712 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Maya?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Maya only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Maya creates a match.

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