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Mayan
OriginVariation of Maayan, Hebrew
Meaning"spring of water"
About Mayan
Unless you're making an intentional homage to the Maya civilization, the traditional spelling Maayan will prove less confusing.
Pronounced MY-un.
As of October 2026, Mayan ranked #4719 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4419 in 2023.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,429 | 32 | 19.5 |
| 2023 | #4,419 | 32 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,719 | 29 | 18 |
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