Baby name

Maya

Girl

Origin of the name

Maya has several possible origins. In Greek myth, Maia is the mother of Hermes; in Sanskrit, māyā means “illusion.”

Rising name

The high point came in 2006, with 5,047 births and the No. 57 spot that year. The rise continues, up 3% on the previous ten years. Its rank in 2025: No. 62. 32% of all babies named Maya since 1880 were born in the 2000s.

123,587births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 57rank at its peak, in 2006

Where babies named Maya are born

2006

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The darker the blue, the more common Maya is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Maya is most common in District of Columbia (2.1 times), Hawaii (2) and Nevada (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Mya 62,305
May 49,400
Amaya 43,525
Mayra 33,217
Mara 24,038
Maia 18,200

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