girls:
587 births since 1984
#5129 (10th percentile)
boys:
16 births since 2011
#4570 (0th percentile)
overall:
603 births since 1984
#7136 (8th percentile)
The name Maayan is the #7,136 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 603 recorded births since 1984. This represents the 7.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 7.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,129 (10.2% percentile) for all time with 587 births since 1984. For boys, it ranks #4,570 (0.3% percentile) for all time with 16 births since 2011.
Maayan first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1984 (1984 for girls and 2011 for boys). Birth data for Maayan is available in 36 out of the 40 years between 1984 and 2023 (36 years for girls and 3 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Maayan has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 97.3% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 77.3% of babies named Maayan were girls.
For girls, Maayan reached its peak popularity in 2009, achieving the 3.0% percentile (ranked #930) with 17 births per million. The name was most common in 2009, with 17 births per million (ranked 3.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Maayan ranks #935 for girls (1.3% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 57.9% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Maayan reached its peak popularity in 2015, achieving the 0.1% percentile (ranked #904) with 3 births per million. The name was most common in 2015, with 3 births per million (ranked 0.1% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Maayan ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 93.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Maayan".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Maayan. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 53.1% confident that Maayan is pronounced as MAH-yuhn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is mah-YAHN, at 40.6% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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