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Maya

“Variant of Maia — Greek goddess of growth, mother of Hermes; Māori for brave or confident” — Greek (Μαῖα, mother of Hermes; Wiktionary marks Maya as var=Maia) origin

Girl's name · #62 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Maya has appeared in US records since 1940 — best rank #49 (2023) · 123,587 babies named Maya all-time · 1 in 430 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #16 in Canada (2024) · #20 in Scotland (2025) · #26 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #28 in England & Wales (2025) · #38 in Australia (VIC) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mayas

Maya Angelou — American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)
Maya Plisetskaya — Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015)
Maya Hawke — American actress
Maya Rudolph — American actress and comedian
Maya — queen; mother of the Buddha

In stories & tradition

Maya (Echo) — Earth-616
Maya Sita — Ramayana
Maya Herrera — Heroes

What Mayas become

Among 1,038 notable people named Maya:

Entertainers appear 2.21× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maya Plisetskaya, Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015).

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