Maya
A girls’ name of Sanskrit/Greek origin, meaning illusion; mother; water.
How Maya has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #68 |
| 2016 | #64 |
| 2017 | #60 |
| 2018 | #62 |
| 2019 | #64 |
| 2020 | #61 |
| 2021 | #55 |
| 2022 | #51 |
| 2023 | #50 |
| 2024 | #51 |
| 2025 | #62 |
Maya by the numbers
In 2025, 1,259 babies in England and Wales were named Maya. In the US, 4,008 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 5,046 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 460 American girls born that year was called Maya.
Names that come from Maya
Forms of Maya in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Maya-Roseillusion rose; combination of Maya and Rose18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maya-Raeillusion; a form of Maya with Rae suffix5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mayasillusions; plural form of Maya5 in the US (2017)
- Maya-Graceillusion; compound with Grace; a form of Maya4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Myamine; a modern respelling of Mia or form of Maria1,728 in the US (2017)
- Maiathe great one, mother goddess255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marabitter74 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miyatemple, shrine258 in the US (2017)
- Maythe month; associated with the goddess Maia64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maiyaillusion; a form of Maya25 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Maya
Names that are said the same way as Maya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean water
Like Maya, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)
- Taliagod's dew; form of Thalia or Natalia260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendraclear water; from a place name734 in the US (2017)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Raynerain or counsel; a modern respelling of Raine368 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Maya
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