Maiya
The Mahiya or Maiya are a landowning community found in the state of Gujarat in India.
Meaning & Origin of Maiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Mahiya or Maiya are a landowning community found in the state of Gujarat in India.
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The Story of Maiya
Maiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 213 births, good for #994 nationwide. About 37% of every Maiya on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maiya ranks #2,364 for baby girls with 77 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Maiya
Maiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Maiya's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #994. Use the chart and map above to compare Maiya'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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