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Mayah

Girl

Meaning of Mayah: Hebrew: 'water'

Mayah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2688th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1160th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2688

61 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1160

29 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,973

First recorded 1988 · peak 2015

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 31 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 39 babies1999: 45 babies2000: 50 babies20002001: 56 babies2002: 57 babies2003: 97 babies2004: 84 babies2005: 119 babies2006: 116 babies2007: 106 babies2008: 137 babies2009: 139 babies2010: 147 babies20102011: 140 babies2012: 128 babies2013: 123 babies2014: 130 babies2015: 174 babies2016: 134 babies2017: 143 babies2018: 119 babies2019: 100 babies2020: 87 babies20202021: 75 babies2022: 70 babies2023: 80 babies2024: 84 babies2025: 61 babies
US babies named Mayah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 174.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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