Maiza
Girl name · #4955 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Maiza is currently the #4955 girl name in the United States — 27 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2002. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Maiza.
The 23-year story
Maiza first appears in the Social Security records in 2002, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 27 babies and a rank of #4893. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Maiza per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Maiza in class?
Maiza scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Maiza is most common
State-level data for Maiza is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Maiza
Statistically, parents drawn to Maiza tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Anaiza, Ayeza, Mahsa, Mawada, and Luiza.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Maiza | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4893 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6922 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6707 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10292 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11090 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8597 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8146 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15902 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12876 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17294 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Maiza a popular girl name?
Maiza ranked #4955 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Maiza most popular?
Maiza peaked in 2024, when 27 American girls received the name (ranked #4893 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Maiza?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Maiza. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.