Maia

Origin: Greek — The goddess who was mother of Hermes, identified with the Roman goddess of growth

Meaning: Brave or confident
Origin: Māori

Girl's name · #433 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Maia is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1950, it stood at #433 in 2025; about 18,000 girls have been named Maia along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#33 in New Zealand (2025) · #73 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #95 in Spain (2024) · #131 in Norway (2025) · #164 in France (2025) · #197 in England & Wales (2025) · #222 in Ireland (2025) · #264 in Scotland (2025) · #314 in N. Ireland (2025) · #315 in Sweden (2025) · #329 in Poland (2025) · #331 in Ecuador (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Maias

Maia Sandu — Moldavian politician (born 1972)
Maia Chiburdanidze — Georgian chess grandmaster
Maia Mitchell — Australian actress
Maia Morgenstern — Romanian actress
Maia Reficco — American actress

In stories & tradition

Maia — Pleiades
Maia Skouris — The 4400 (TV series)
Maia Sterling^sr — Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (film)

What Maias become

Among 247 notable people named Maia:

Entertainers appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maia Mitchell, Australian actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Maya (#62) and Mya (#444), Maia would rank around #39 with about 5,100 births last year — the newborns split about 72/14/14 across Maya, Maia, and Mya.

Similar names: Maiya · Selene · Macie · Chaya · Iliana · Maisie

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