Maya

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Russian

Meaning

Maya is a feminine name in various languages with various meanings. In the ancient Indian language Sanskrit, Mฤyฤ means "the illusory nature of reality or the illusion of creation", and is an alternate name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

From Wikipedia

Maya first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 588 babies (rank #69 that year). In 2024 it was given to 211 girls (rank #124). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Maya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Maya yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

7,774
Total babies (all years)
26
Years in the data
588
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199973#283
200077#281
200192#246
2002126#210
2003116#215
2004175#181
2005215#153
2006234#142
2007214#153
2008295#132
2009356#108
2010398#102
2011396#102
2012509#81
2013588#69
2014582#70
2015479#83
2016464#86
2017385#95
2018396#92
2019323#100
2020319#95
2021276#107
2022274#110
2023201#132
2024211#124