Mayan
Girl name · #4715 in 2025 · Uniqueness 48/100
In 2025, 29 baby girls were named Mayan, placing it at #4715 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #11835, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 62,069 girls born in 2025 was named Mayan.
The 35-year story
Mayan first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 32 babies and a rank of #4378. 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 Mayan per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mayan in class?
Mayan scores 48 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 Mayan is most common
State-level data for Mayan 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 Mayan
Statistically, parents drawn to Mayan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Bayan, Afnan, Rayan, Meylin, and Mulan.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mayan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4661 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4893 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4363 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4378 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6967 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8953 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8597 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12713 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14331 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11835 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11931 |
| 2013 | 9 | #11000 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9109 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13347 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13832 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13924 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12420 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10425 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11020 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10745 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mayan a popular girl name?
Mayan ranked #4715 among girls in 2025 with 29 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #11835.
When was the name Mayan most popular?
Mayan peaked in 2022, when 32 American girls received the name (ranked #4378 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mayan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 62,069 newborn American girls was named Mayan. It scores 48/100 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.