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Maia

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Close to God
Meaning unknown; In Greek and Roman mythology she was the goddess of spring and growth. Maia was the eldest of the Pleiades, the group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. She and Zeus had a son Hermes, a god of fertility.
Hebrew
Latin
Daughter of Atlas

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Greek/Roman Mythology

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Maia

Pronunciation

maia

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #420, 752 births); most recent 2025 (rank #433, 715 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025715
2024681
2023672
2022752
2021724
2020615
2019587
2018620
2017639
2016545

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #176, 309 births); most recent 2025 (rank #197, 255 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025255
2024254
2023253
2022280
2021243
2020257
2019225
2018309
2017226
2016219

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #140, 485 births); most recent 2023 (rank #220, 284 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023284
2022344
2021322
2020319
2019277
2018281
2017283
2016269
2015261
2014277

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #118, 55 births); most recent 2025 (rank #217, 20 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202520
202436
202325
202238
202122
202033
201925
201841
201735
201632

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #119, 43 births); most recent 2025 (rank #256, 14 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202514
202425
202324
202217
202116
202014
201920
201820
201727
201623

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #144, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #290, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20246
20238
20227
20216
202011
20198
20183
20177
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #106, 30 births); most recent 2023 (rank #203, 15 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202315
202223
202116
202013
201919
201822
201721
201619
201516
201412

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence