How Many People Are Named Maui?

386

people named Maui are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 885,452 people in the US has this name

Based on 389 babies named Maui in Social Security records from 1997 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#19,336

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#1,330

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Peak Year

2017

52 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Meaning unknown. In Hawaiian mythology Māui was a trickster who created the Hawaiian Islands by having his brothers fish them out of the sea. He was also responsible for binding the sun and slowing its movement.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
31.4%
Male
68.6%

Of the babies given the name Maui, 31.4% were girls and 68.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Maui fell from 37.2% in the 2010s to 26.3% in the 2020s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Maui alive today is about 9 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 12 in 2025.

Under 30 386
100%
30 to 59 0
0%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Maui first appears in the records in 1997 and was given most often in 2017, to 52 babies. In 2025, 18 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1997 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Maui has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,872, in 2017. In 2025 it ranked #5,330. Among girls, its best rank was #8,255, in 2020.

BoysGirls
Rank in 2025#5,330Not ranked
Best rank#2,872 (2017)#8,255 (2020)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#6,976 in the 2010s#12,883 in the 2010s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Maui alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Maui were born in California than in any other state: about 15 of those alive today.

California 15
Florida 5

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