Maia
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning the great one, mother goddess.
Babies a year
255
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#433
up from #459
UK popularity
#197
255 babies · down from #190
How Maia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #555 |
| 2016 | #572 |
| 2017 | #489 |
| 2018 | #501 |
| 2019 | #525 |
| 2020 | #498 |
| 2021 | #435 |
| 2022 | #420 |
| 2023 | #459 |
| 2024 | #459 |
| 2025 | #433 |
In 2025, 255 babies in England and Wales were named Maia. In the US, 636 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Maia was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.03% of American babies of that sex.
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