Maitreya
The Story of Maitreya
As a girl name
Maitreya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2007, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 7 Maitreyas were born — ranking #13,924 that year. As of 2026, Maitreya ranks #13,924 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7 Maitreyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Maitreya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 8 Maitreyas were born — ranking #8,816 that year. As of 2026, Maitreya ranks #9,752 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 25 Maitreyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maitreya
Maitreya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Maitreya's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #8,816. Use the chart and map above to compare Maitreya'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 .
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