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Maiah

Girl

Meaning of Maiah: Hebrew: 'water'

Maiah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4123rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4123

33 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,086

First recorded 1992 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 22 babies1997: 26 babies1998: 63 babies1999: 34 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 44 babies2002: 47 babies2003: 37 babies2004: 40 babies2005: 47 babies2006: 26 babies2007: 37 babies2008: 29 babies2009: 44 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 37 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 43 babies2016: 43 babies2017: 44 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 30 babies2020: 30 babies20202021: 34 babies2022: 19 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 25 babies2025: 33 babies
US babies named Maiah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 63.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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