How Many People Are Named Maya?
people named Maya are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,791 people in the US has this name
Based on 123,750 babies named Maya in Social Security records from 1940 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,053 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Maya (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Maya alive today is about 16 years old, and 91% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Maya first appears in the records in 1940 and was given most often in 2006, to 5,053 babies. In 2025, 3,712 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1940 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Maya never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #49, in 2023, and it was in the top 100 for 24 years, 2002 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #62.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #62 |
| Best rank | #49 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | 24 (2002 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #81 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Maya alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Maya were born in California than in any other state: about 21,692 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Maya was given 3.9 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.8 times in Hawaii and 1.7 times in Massachusetts.
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