Maia
Maia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian, Estonian, Basque, Māori, French.
- Greek Mythology
- Roman Mythology
- Portuguese
- Georgian
Meaning & Origin of Maia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian, Estonian, Basque, Māori, French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
- Roman Mythology
- Portuguese
- Georgian
- Estonian
- Basque
- Māori
- French
The Story of Maia
Maia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1950, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 752 births, good for #420 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Maias. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #437 among baby girl names with 705 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 19K Maias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Maia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Maia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Maia
Maia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 19K births in the dataset. Maia's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #420. Use the chart and map above to compare Maia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.