girl's name
Maiah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,145
Maiah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1998, when 63 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 100,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1992.
Maiah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 183 |
| 2000s | 392 |
| 2010s | 342 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 169 |
How popular is Maiah?
In 2025, Maiah was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maiah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Maiah is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maïah | Maïah is Maiah written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #4,149. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Maiah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maiah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maiah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maiah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maiah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maiah
How popular is the name Maiah?
In 2025, Maiah was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Maiah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maiah most popular?
Maiah peaked in 1998, when 63 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maiah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maiah currently ranks #4,149 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.