Maia

“Greek goddess of growth, mother of Hermes; Māori for brave or confident” — Greek; Māori origin

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

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. 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.

Around the world: #33 in New Zealand (2025) · #73 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #95 in Spain (2024).

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

Famous Maias

Maia Sandu — President of Moldova since 2020
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
Maia Sterling — animated character

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.

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

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