Fun Facts About the Name Maayan
- 644 babies named Maayan: U.S. records list 644 babies given the name Maayan from 1880 through 2025. Even 28 boys received the name Maayan - about 1 boy for every 22 girls.
What Does the Name Maayan Mean?
Maayan is a Hebrew name meaning "spring" or "fountain" - a natural source of flowing water. It comes from the Hebrew noun ma'ayan (מַעְיָן), which is built on the Semitic root ʿ-y-n, the same root that gives Hebrew ayin, "eye." That root covers both senses in Hebrew and in related languages such as Arabic, where ʿayn also means both "eye" and "spring." Hebrew keeps ma'ayan, a flowing spring, distinct from be'er, a dug well, and bor, a cistern. The name's meaning is the plain sense of the noun, not a later symbolic reading added on top of it.
Maayan Name History & Origins
In the Hebrew Bible, ma'ayan appears as an ordinary noun rather than a personal name. Deuteronomy 8:7 describes the land as "a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills," using the plural ma'yanot. Psalm 87:7 closes with "All my springs are in you" (kol ma'yanai bakh), and Genesis 7:11 speaks of "all the fountains of the great deep" (kol ma'yanot tehom rabbah). Because the word named a source of fresh water, it carried strong positive force in biblical poetry, but it was not used as a given name in that period.
Maayan entered use as a personal name in modern Hebrew, among Hebrew speakers in the land of Israel and later in the State of Israel, alongside a wider revival of biblical Hebrew words as given names. It is generally given to girls, though it is also used for boys. English spellings vary - Ma'ayan and Mayan are common - because the Hebrew letter ayin has no matching sound in English and is often left unmarked. The name is unrelated to Mayan in the sense of the Maya civilization, and unrelated to Maia.
How Popular is the Name Maayan?
Maayan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #4,436 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,234 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #6,523 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #6,822 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #6,875 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #5,679 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #9,991 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #6,320 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #6,688 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #7,295 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #7,464 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #5,059 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #5,912 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #6,625 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #6,034 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #5,655 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #5,722 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #4,436 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #5,524 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #5,044 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #5,174 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #5,708 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #6,973 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #7,438 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #5,809 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #10,645 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #7,845 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #12,150 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #10,724 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #10,398 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,569 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #7,855 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #12,777 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,327 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #7,742 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #7,644 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #12,439 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #8,179 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #11,435 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,487 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #13,423 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,707 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #11,576 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #13,571 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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