How Many People Are Named Mayah?
An estimated 2,877 people in the United States have the first name Mayah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Mayah peaked in popularity in 2015 with 174 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mayah 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 Mayah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Mayah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,877
About 1 in 119,136 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2015
174 births
Total Registered
2,910
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mayah
Mayah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,910 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mayah as a female name
Ranked #2,253 in 2024
83 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (174 births)
Mayah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mayah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,338 babies were registered. Mayah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mayah by Decade
How has Mayah 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.
Mayah by State
Birth registrations for Mayah span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Rhode Island. On average, about 77 Mayahs were registered per state.
Mayah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mayah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mayah
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mayah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mayah?
We estimate approximately 2,877 people named Mayah 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 119,136 Americans share this first name.
Is Mayah a common name?
Mayah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,910 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mayah most popular?
Mayah reached peak popularity in 2015, when 174 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mayah is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mayah a female name?
Mayah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mayah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mayah Smith, Mayah Johnson, Mayah 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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