Maia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Maia is a feminine given name. It may be in reference to the mythic mother of Hermes.

From Wikipedia

Maia first appears in the data in 1950 and has been recorded in 73 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 752 babies (rank #420 that year). In 2024 it was given to 681 girls (rank #459). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Maia

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

17,481

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

752

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Maia

Maia Sandueconomist · b. 1972
Maia Chiburdanidzechess player · b. 1961
Maia Mitchellfilm actor · b. 1993
Maia Morgensternfilm actor · b. 1962
Maia Reficcosinger · b. 2000

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1950	6	#5,071
1952	6	#5,290
1953	5	#6,196
1955	5	#6,376
1956	7	#5,125
1957	5	#6,677
1958	9	#4,384
1959	15	#3,199
1960	12	#3,832
1961	12	#3,917
1962	29	#2,243
1963	22	#2,673
1964	16	#3,322
1965	18	#3,002
1966	33	#2,041
1967	20	#2,831
1968	22	#2,756
1969	33	#2,235
1970	52	#1,747
1971	54	#1,704
1972	48	#1,797
1973	65	#1,472
1974	54	#1,697
1975	73	#1,436
1976	52	#1,807
1977	84	#1,353
1978	76	#1,496
1979	110	#1,195
1980	116	#1,165
1981	59	#1,857
1982	61	#1,798
1983	53	#1,944
1984	51	#2,010
1985	84	#1,479
1986	70	#1,682
1987	75	#1,639
1988	76	#1,698
1989	83	#1,661
1990	77	#1,856
1991	95	#1,605
1992	117	#1,407
1993	129	#1,311
1994	134	#1,275
1995	178	#1,026
1996	245	#823
1997	327	#667
1998	466	#539
1999	420	#587
2000	475	#550
2001	417	#603
2002	512	#535
2003	494	#565
2004	511	#561
2005	558	#523
2006	598	#508
2007	492	#611
2008	487	#635
2009	511	#590
2010	475	#620
2011	413	#680
2012	386	#720
2013	440	#642
2014	456	#628
2015	562	#553
2016	545	#570
2017	639	#489
2018	620	#502
2019	587	#525
2020	615	#498
2021	724	#435
2022	752	#420
2023	672	#459
2024	681	#459