Mayim
Mayim Chaya Bialik is an American actress and former game show host. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom.
Meaning & Origin of Mayim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mayim Chaya Bialik is an American actress and former game show host. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom.
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The Story of Mayim
Mayim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1993, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 10 Mayims were born — ranking #10,109 that year. As of 2026, Mayim ranks #13,792 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 48 Mayims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mayim
Mayim is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 48 births in the dataset. Mayim's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,109. Use the chart and map above to compare Mayim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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