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.
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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's 7% ten-year gain lands almost exactly where Micah's does, though the paths differ: Maya's count peaked back in 2006 at 5,047, while the rank kept improving until 2023, reaching #50 — seventeen years after the count's own high point.
Records for this name begin in 1940, sixty years into the dataset — later than the oldest established names, earlier than several fresh arrivals in this same batch.
Maya Angelou gives it 20th-century literary weight; Maya Rudolph and Maya Hawke keep it current in comedy and film.
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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 |
