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Maia

Girl

Meaning of Maia: Greek: 'mother' or 'great'

Maia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 431st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 190th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#431

715 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#190

254 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,200

First recorded 1950 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 59 babies1982: 61 babies1983: 53 babies1984: 51 babies1985: 84 babies1986: 70 babies1987: 75 babies1988: 76 babies1989: 83 babies1990: 77 babies19901991: 95 babies1992: 117 babies1993: 129 babies1994: 134 babies1995: 178 babies1996: 245 babies1997: 327 babies1998: 466 babies1999: 420 babies2000: 475 babies20002001: 417 babies2002: 512 babies2003: 494 babies2004: 512 babies2005: 558 babies2006: 598 babies2007: 492 babies2008: 487 babies2009: 512 babies2010: 475 babies20102011: 413 babies2012: 386 babies2013: 440 babies2014: 456 babies2015: 562 babies2016: 545 babies2017: 639 babies2018: 620 babies2019: 587 babies2020: 616 babies20202021: 724 babies2022: 752 babies2023: 672 babies2024: 682 babies2025: 715 babies
US babies named Maia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 752.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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