Is Maiyah a boy or girl name?

Maiyah is a girl’s name. Of the 555 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Maiyah

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Maiyah was most popular in 2009, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,909 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 555 people named Maiyah.

Maiyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maiyah’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maiyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maiyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 555 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org