Maita
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Maita by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Maita.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 1942, making it a 1940s name.
What we can tell you about Maita
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 Maita. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Maiathe great one, mother goddess255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maitebeloved; from maite152 in the US (2017)
- Maiyaillusion; a form of Maya25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mairaself-sustaining, generous76 in England and Wales (2025)
- Martalady or mistress of the house31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maidamaiden; a form of Maid14 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Maita
Names that are said the same way as Maita, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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