Maui
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Maui
The name of the second-biggest (and third-most populous) island in Hawaii was one of the fastest-rising boys' names of 2017. A major factor was surely Dwayne Johnson's character in Moana, the Polynesian demigod named Maui, a mythological trickster who slowed the sun to create the days. (It fell back to normal levels in the following years.)
Maui for girls
While Maui was a male trickster god in Polynesian mythology, the well-known Hawaiian place name Maui can work for either gender.
Pronounced MOW-ee.
As of October 2026, Maui ranked #5332 for boys in US births in 2025 and #14596 for girls in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #2873 for boys in 2017 and #8255 for girls in 2020.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,873 | 42 | 22.7 |
| 2018 | #4,863 | 20 | 11 |
| 2019 | #4,586 | 22 | 12.3 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,582 | 22 | 12.6 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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