Maina
Maina is a name with a single cultural origin: Kikuyu.
- Kikuyu
Meaning & Origin of Maina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maina is a name with a single cultural origin: Kikuyu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Kikuyu
The Story of Maina
The earliest SSA record of Maina as a baby girl name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Maina — #14,121 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1998 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Mainas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maina
Maina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Maina's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #14,121. Use the chart and map above to compare Maina'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.