#4592024 rank
2022peak year
17,481babies named Maia since 1880
▲ +16%5-year trend
Maia popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Maia mean?
From Greek maia 'mother', borne by the eldest of the Pleiades and mother of Hermes. The Romans worshipped Maia as a goddess of growth and fertility, lending her name to the month of May.
OriginGreek, Roman
Syllables1
Gendergirl
Stylemythic, classic
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Spellings & variants
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