How Many People Are Named Maiya?
An estimated 4,220 people in the United States have the first name Maiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Maiya peaked in popularity in 2000 with 213 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maiya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maiya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,220
About 1 in 81,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2000
213 births
Total Registered
4,289
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maiya
Maiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,289 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maiya as a female name
Ranked #2,314 in 2024
80 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (213 births)
Maiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maiya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,648 babies were registered. Maiya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maiya by Decade
How has Maiya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maiya by State
Birth registrations for Maiya span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Nevada, New Hampshire, South Carolina. On average, about 77 Maiyas were registered per state.
Maiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maiya?
We estimate approximately 4,220 people named Maiya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 81,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Maiya a common name?
Maiya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,289 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maiya most popular?
Maiya reached peak popularity in 2000, when 213 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maiya is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maiya a female name?
Maiya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maiya Smith, Maiya Johnson, Maiya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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