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Maia

Maia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“great one; mother”
Origin
Greek
Say it
MY-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

In Greek mythology Maia was the mother of Hermes and one of the Pleiades. The name is also used independently in several languages, sometimes influenced by Roman Maia or by Maia as a form of Maya.

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How popular is Maia?

2024205 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Maia in 2024681

2024 rank#459 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 188017,481

Maia is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Maia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
  • Sophiawisdom · Greek
  • Sofiawisdom · Greek
  • Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
  • Zoelife · Greek
  • Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
  • Elenabright, shining light · Greek
  • Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Maia questions

What does the name Maia mean?

Maia means "great one; mother". It comes from Greek. In Greek mythology Maia was the mother of Hermes and one of the Pleiades. The name is also used independently in several languages, sometimes influenced by Roman Maia or by Maia as a form of Maya.

Is Maia a boy or girl name?

Maia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Maia?

681 US babies were named Maia in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Maia?

Maia is usually pronounced MY-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.