How Many People Are Named Mayan?
An estimated 587 people in the United States have the first name Mayan. It is used for both genders, with 57.9% female. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Mayan peaked in popularity in 2022 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mayan 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 Mayan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
587
About 1 in 583,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
57.9% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2022
56 births
Total Registered
594
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mayan
Mayan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (42.1%) and females (57.9%). Out of 594 total births registered, 250 were male and 344 were female.
Mayan as a male name
Ranked #6,061 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (24 births)
Mayan as a female name
Ranked #5,086 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (32 births)
Mayan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mayan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 207 babies were registered. Mayan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Mayan by Decade
How has Mayan 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.
Mayan by State
Mayan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mayan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mayan
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mayan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mayan?
We estimate approximately 587 people named Mayan 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 583,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Mayan a common name?
Mayan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 594 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mayan most popular?
Mayan reached peak popularity in 2022, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mayan is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mayan a female name?
Mayan is predominantly female. 57.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mayan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mayan Smith, Mayan Johnson, Mayan 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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