Maya is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 2006 and remains in steady use.
Maya is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #62 for girl births in the United States (and #161 across all names), given to 3,712 babies. Maya was first reported in SSA data in 1940 and peaked in 2006 (5,047 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,712 | 3,712 | #62 | — |
| 2024 | 4,230 | 4,230 | #51 | — |
| 2023 | 4,092 | 4,092 | #49 | — |
| 2022 | 4,247 | 4,247 | #51 | — |
| 2021 | 4,082 | 4,087 | #55 | — |
| 2020 | 3,752 | 3,752 | #61 | #11,511 |
| 2019 | 3,823 | 3,828 | #64 | — |
| 2018 | 3,918 | 3,918 | #62 | — |
| 2017 | 4,046 | 4,052 | #60 | — |
| 2016 | 4,095 | 4,108 | #64 | #13,520 |
| 2015 | 4,133 | 4,133 | #68 | — |
| 2014 | 3,957 | 3,972 | #74 | — |
| 2013 | 3,833 | 3,838 | #72 | #10,353 |
| 2012 | 3,989 | 3,989 | #63 | #9,413 |
| 2011 | 4,032 | 4,044 | #64 | #9,326 |
| 2010 | 3,980 | 3,980 | #66 | #8,563 |
| 2009 | 4,405 | 4,412 | #61 | #7,095 |
| 2008 | 4,279 | 4,288 | #71 | #8,770 |
| 2007 | 4,706 | 4,706 | #62 | #13,706 |
| 2006 | 5,053 | 5,065 | #57 | #11,572 |
| 2005 | 4,440 | 4,446 | #73 | #8,079 |
| 2004 | 3,772 | 3,777 | #83 | #12,566 |
| 2003 | 3,862 | 3,862 | #84 | #5,774 |
| 2002 | 3,550 | 3,550 | #90 | #11,846 |
| 2001 | 3,015 | 3,015 | #110 | #11,710 |
| 2000 | 3,025 | 3,032 | #113 | #9,890 |
| 1999 | 2,862 | 2,867 | #113 | #7,623 |
| 1998 | 2,696 | 2,696 | #123 | #6,655 |
| 1997 | 1,676 | — | #182 | — |
| 1996 | 1,452 | — | #201 | #7,694 |
| 1995 | 1,241 | — | #227 | — |
| 1994 | 1,130 | — | #247 | — |
| 1993 | 1,021 | — | #271 | #9,657 |
| 1992 | 696 | — | #368 | — |
| 1991 | 576 | — | #443 | — |
| 1990 | 652 | — | #399 | — |
| 1989 | 355 | — | #617 | #4,708 |
| 1988 | 288 | — | #669 | — |
| 1987 | 288 | — | #654 | — |
| 1986 | 233 | — | #747 | — |
| 1985 | 251 | — | #696 | — |
| 1984 | 240 | — | #695 | — |
| 1983 | 290 | — | #607 | — |
| 1982 | 347 | — | #547 | — |
| 1981 | 323 | — | #571 | — |
| 1980 | 398 | — | #506 | — |
| 1979 | 385 | — | #513 | — |
| 1978 | 296 | — | #581 | — |
| 1977 | 343 | — | #531 | — |
| 1976 | 212 | — | #698 | — |
| 1975 | 192 | — | #759 | #6,003 |
| 1974 | 169 | — | #800 | — |
| 1973 | 123 | — | #972 | — |
| 1972 | 147 | — | #872 | — |
| 1971 | 135 | — | #950 | — |
| 1970 | 142 | — | #914 | — |
| 1969 | 96 | — | #1,136 | — |
| 1968 | 67 | — | #1,370 | — |
| 1967 | 44 | — | #1,742 | — |
| 1966 | 50 | — | #1,595 | — |
| 1965 | 29 | — | #2,231 | — |
| 1964 | 36 | — | #1,997 | — |
| 1963 | 23 | — | #2,590 | — |
| 1962 | 35 | — | #1,973 | — |
| 1961 | 19 | — | #2,917 | — |
| 1960 | 28 | — | #2,228 | — |
| 1959 | 20 | — | #2,645 | — |
| 1958 | 13 | — | #3,495 | — |
| 1957 | 12 | — | #3,606 | — |
| 1956 | 11 | — | #3,834 | — |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #4,273 | — |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #4,175 | — |
| 1953 | 15 | — | #2,888 | — |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #4,783 | — |
| 1951 | 8 | — | #4,258 | — |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,594 | — |
| 1949 | 10 | — | #3,538 | — |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #5,125 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #5,121 | — |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,819 | — |