Maiana

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Maiana by the numbers

Maiana was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 9 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Maiana

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maiana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Marianaof the sea; feminine form of Marius1,084 in the US (2017)
  • Makanagift; present18 in the US (2017)
  • Mayanaillusion or magic; of illusion8 in the US (2017)
  • Malana35 in the US (2017)
  • Miana19 in the US (2017)
  • Marinaof the sea68 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Maiana

Names that are said the same way as Maiana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Mahinamoon22 in the US (2017)
  • Maanyarespected; worthy of honor6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Manaiaspiritual guardian or mythical being11 in the US (2017)
  • Manya11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maniah9 in the US (2017)
  • Manaya5 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Maiana

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