Is Mayah a boy or girl name?

Mayah is a girl’s name. Of the 2,973 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Mayah

Recorded 1988–2025 · United States

Mayah was most popular in 2015, when 174 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,431 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,897, with 61 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,973 people named Mayah.

Mayah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mayah’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mayah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mayah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,973 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.

Names that peaked alongside Mayah

Where Mayah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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