ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1981 First Year 2023 Last Year 2007 Peak Year #8097 Peak Rank 198 Total Count 28 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Maytal What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Maytal is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew. Origin data from [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/). ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Hebrew 📖 ## The Story of Maytal Maytal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 15 births, good for #8,097 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Maytals. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 198 Maytals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Maytal Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Maytal. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Meital](/meital) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Maytal Phonetically similar names — useful when Maytal is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Metal * Mettle * Mottle * Motile * Metl * Meatal * Motl * [Mitul](/mitul) * Mittel * Motyl * Natal * Natl Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Maytal What does the name Maytal mean? Maytal is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew. What is the origin of the name Maytal? Maytal has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Hebrew. How popular is Maytal in 2026? In 2026, Maytal ranks #10,293 among girls' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year. When was Maytal most popular? Maytal reached its peak popularity in 2007, ranking #8,097 that year with 15 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Maytal most popular? Maytal has historically been most popular in New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Maytal. Is Maytal a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Maytal is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Maytal? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Maytal include Lamara, Tiziana, Hayde. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Maytal? Common variants and related forms of Maytal include Meital. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👧LamaraPeak #8097](/lamara)[👧TizianaPeak #8097](/tiziana)[👧HaydePeak #8097](/hayde)[👧AdryanPeak #8097](/adryan)[👧DanniellaPeak #8097](/danniella)[👧SevanaPeak #8097](/sevana)[👧CionnaPeak #8097](/cionna)[👧JohnayPeak #8097](/johnay) ## About the name Maytal Maytal is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 198 births in the dataset. Maytal's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #8,097\. Use the chart and map above to compare Maytal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2007 → ](/year/2007) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "M" → ](/letter/m) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.