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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 has appeared in US records since 1950 — best rank #420 (2022) · 18,200 babies named Maia all-time · 1 in 2,300 girls born in 2025.

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 222 notable people named Maia:

Entertainers appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maia Mitchell, Australian actress.

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