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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 287 babies (rank #183 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining 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.

4,149

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

287

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
1996	30	#769
1997	64	#458
1998	96	#351
1999	170	#240
2000	200	#213
2001	240	#176
2002	188	#224
2003	223	#211
2004	185	#247
2005	175	#257
2006	216	#225
2007	251	#206
2008	287	#183
2009	258	#198
2010	236	#215
2011	228	#220
2012	232	#218
2013	207	#241
2014	207	#241
2015	237	#221
2016	219	#236