Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: RussianMaya is a feminine name in various languages with various meanings. In the ancient Indian language Sanskrit, Māyā means "the illusory nature of reality or the illusion of creation", and is an alternate name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Maya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Maya Angelou. I had read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings four times before I had a daughter. When she arrived, the name was already there.
— Cynthia, Atlanta GA, 2016
My wife is from India, I'm American. Maya works beautifully in Sanskrit tradition — it means illusion, in the philosophical sense — and it works in English with no adjustment. The name that requires nothing of either side.
— Chris, San Jose CA, 2018
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 5 | #4,819 |
| 1942 | 5 | #5,120 |
| 1943 | 5 | #5,126 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,538 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,258 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,784 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,889 |
| 1954 | 9 | #4,175 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,271 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3,834 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,606 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,495 |
| 1959 | 20 | #2,645 |
| 1960 | 28 | #2,228 |
| 1961 | 19 | #2,917 |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,973 |
| 1963 | 23 | #2,590 |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,967 |
| 1965 | 29 | #2,232 |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,595 |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,717 |
| 1968 | 67 | #1,370 |
| 1969 | 96 | #1,136 |
| 1970 | 142 | #914 |
| 1971 | 135 | #950 |
| 1972 | 147 | #872 |
| 1973 | 123 | #972 |
| 1974 | 169 | #800 |
| 1975 | 187 | #759 |
| 1976 | 212 | #698 |
| 1977 | 343 | #531 |
| 1978 | 296 | #581 |
| 1979 | 385 | #513 |
| 1980 | 397 | #507 |
| 1981 | 323 | #571 |
| 1982 | 347 | #547 |
| 1983 | 290 | #607 |
| 1984 | 241 | #694 |
| 1985 | 251 | #696 |
| 1986 | 233 | #747 |
| 1987 | 287 | #657 |
| 1988 | 289 | #669 |
| 1989 | 344 | #617 |
| 1990 | 652 | #399 |
| 1991 | 575 | #443 |
| 1992 | 696 | #368 |
| 1993 | 1,016 | #271 |
| 1994 | 1,130 | #247 |
| 1995 | 1,241 | #227 |
| 1996 | 1,445 | #201 |
| 1997 | 1,676 | #182 |
| 1998 | 2,686 | #123 |
| 1999 | 2,854 | #113 |
| 2000 | 3,019 | #113 |
| 2001 | 3,010 | #110 |
| 2002 | 3,545 | #90 |
| 2003 | 3,849 | #84 |
| 2004 | 3,766 | #83 |
| 2005 | 4,430 | #73 |
| 2006 | 5,047 | #57 |
| 2007 | 4,701 | #62 |
| 2008 | 4,269 | #71 |
| 2009 | 4,393 | #61 |
| 2010 | 3,971 | #66 |
| 2011 | 4,023 | #64 |
| 2012 | 3,979 | #63 |
| 2013 | 3,826 | #72 |
| 2014 | 3,957 | #74 |
| 2015 | 4,131 | #68 |
| 2016 | 4,089 | #64 |
| 2017 | 4,046 | #60 |
| 2018 | 3,918 | #62 |
| 2019 | 3,820 | #64 |
| 2020 | 3,744 | #61 |
| 2021 | 4,080 | #55 |
| 2022 | 4,244 | #51 |
| 2023 | 4,085 | #50 |
| 2024 | 4,220 | #51 |
