Maya

Maya was the #62 girls' name in the US in 2025 (3,712 babies), and #28 in England & Wales and #20 in Canada.

Maya as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#62 (3,712)	#28 (1,259)	#20 (136)	#84 (25)	#40 (108)	#20 (652)	#53 (124)	#38 (142)
2024	#51 (4,230)	#15 (1,592)	#19 (159)	#47 (37)	#17 (187)	#15 (690)	#39 (158)	#37 (141)
2023	#49 (4,092)	#29 (1,255)	#28 (119)	#110 (19)	#34 (128)	#19 (679)	#59 (113)	#33 (137)
2022	#51 (4,247)	#28 (1,406)	#34 (113)	#64 (33)	#45 (125)	#21 (670)	#48 (153)	#36 (138)
2021	#55 (4,082)	#29 (1,433)	#26 (134)	#81 (27)	#51 (117)	#20 (732)	#28 (197)	#55 (118)
2020	#61 (3,746)	#32 (1,331)	#31 (110)	#78 (27)	#54 (99)	#26 (653)	#50 (131)	#37 (140)
2019	#64 (3,823)	#34 (1,375)	#56 (82)	#94 (23)	#55 (105)	#30 (654)	#51 (126)	#49 (125)
2018	#62 (3,918)	#37 (1,260)	#47 (104)	#95 (26)	#65 (98)	#29 (696)	#50 (130)	#45 (103)
2017	#60 (4,046)	#40 (1,257)	#47 (101)	#99 (23)	#71 (92)	#33 (638)	#40 (142)	#41 (116)
2016	#64 (4,090)	#39 (1,374)	#57 (90)	#88 (29)	#55 (109)	#29 (690)	#50 (131)	#37 (113)
2015	#68 (4,133)	#37 (1,354)	#51 (92)	#101 (24)	#66 (101)	#26 (730)	#55 (120)	#42 (107)
2014	#74 (3,957)	#45 (1,200)	#57 (89)	#147 (15)	#64 (108)	#25 (744)	#43 (159)	#33 (132)
2013	#72 (3,826)	#51 (1,120)	#56 (98)	#95 (26)	#70 (97)	#24 (751)	#63 (107)	#41 (112)
2012	#63 (3,981)	#53 (1,072)	#74 (72)	#115 (20)	#80 (81)	#23 (770)	#50 (137)	#41 (112)
2011	#64 (4,024)	#58 (1,072)	#61 (94)	#132 (18)	#74 (92)	#22 (770)	#39 (165)	#29 (134)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 2006 at #57.
Holding steady over the last five years.
First recorded in the US in 1940.

How common is it?

about 1 in 430 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 2. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 430	common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 200	common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 130	very common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 290	common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 200	very common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 230	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Maya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 420 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 380 to 1 in 460.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Maya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#7	374
Quebec	2025	#51	98

Maya (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Maya	Canada	Girls	#20	652
Maya	England & Wales	Girls	#28	1,259
Maya	Ireland	Girls	#40	108
Maya	Northern Ireland	Girls	#84	25
Maya	NSW	Girls	#53	124
Maya	Scotland	Girls	#20	136
Maya	US	Girls	#62	3,712
Maya	US	Boys	—	too few
Maya	VIC	Girls	#38	142