Feminine dossier · first seen 1992
Maiah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1998
Peak era
1998
Peak births
63
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Maiah
How many people are named Maiah?
An estimated 1,071 living Americans are named Maiah.
How rare is Maiah?
Maiah is very rare among babies today, with 33 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 47.6% from its 1998 peak.
How old is the typical Maiah?
The median age of a living American named Maiah is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 24 years old.
Is Maiah still popular?
Not especially. Maiah has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 33 births in 2025.
Where is Maiah most common?
Maiah has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.5× more often than the national baseline.
1992Peak 19982025
Peak year
1998
Decline from peak
47.6%
2025
33
All-time
1,086
Where it lives now
Maiah is most concentrated in California — about 1.5× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Maiah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.