How Many People Are Named Mayela?
An estimated 888 people in the United States have the first name Mayela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Mayela peaked in popularity in 2005 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mayela 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 Mayela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
888
About 1 in 385,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2005
36 births
Total Registered
919
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mayela
Mayela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 919 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mayela as a female name
Ranked #5,711 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (36 births)
Mayela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mayela span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 245 babies were registered. While Mayela is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mayela by Decade
How has Mayela 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.
Mayela by State
Birth registrations for Mayela span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in Arizona, California, Texas. On average, about 135 Mayelas were registered per state.
Mayela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mayela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mayela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mayela?
We estimate approximately 888 people named Mayela 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 385,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Mayela a common name?
Mayela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 919 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mayela most popular?
Mayela reached peak popularity in 2005, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mayela is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mayela a female name?
Mayela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mayela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mayela Smith, Mayela Johnson, Mayela 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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