Mayan
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- MY-an
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,660 for girls
Unisex
Mayan is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “spring, fountain”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 4,660th for girls in the US (29 babies).
What does Mayan mean?
Hebrew: usually a form of Maayan
“spring, fountain”
Usually a form of the Hebrew Maayan, 'spring' or 'fountain', which is given to both boys and girls in Israel.
Is Mayan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Mayan has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 12 boys in the UK and 29 girls and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Mayan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Mayan, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2022, with 16 girls. 12 boys were also named Mayan in 2025 (2,087th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Mayan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 43% of the babies named Mayan in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Mayan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Mayan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,660among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 55,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 283% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the US were named Mayan, making it the 4,660th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 32 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990. 12 boys were also named Mayan in 2025 (6,799th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Mayan in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2020, 35% of the babies named Mayan in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 71%, with more girls than boys since 2022.
Mayan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4,890 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4,361 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4,376 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
Names like Mayan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya Safa Ayah Zainab Hafsa Ayat Maryam Hawa Hiba Aaliyah Ayra Layan
Names related to Mayan
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mayan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mayan, updated 20 October 2026.