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Maia
Pronounced /ˈmeɪ.ə/
Rank in 2024
#459
Born in 2024
681
Peak year
2022 · #420
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 681 girls were named Maia, about 1 in every 2,369.
- It peaked in 2022 with 752 babies, ranked #420.
- It first shows up in the records in 1950.
- 17,481 girls have been named Maia since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Maia per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- 0.3Gen Z1997–12
- 0.4Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 149 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 910 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,587 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Z: 7,542 babies, 0.26 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 7,293 babies, 0.36 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Ancient Greek Μαῖα (Maîa). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmeɪ.ə/, /ˈmaɪ.ə/ Rhymes: -eɪə, -aɪə ==== Proper noun ==== Maia (countable and uncountable, plural Maias) (Greek mythology) Daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes. (Roman mythology) The goddess of growth after whom the month May (Latin maius) was named. A female given name. A female given name from Latin, of recent usage. A female given name, variant of Maya. (astronomy) A star in the Taurus constellation, part of the Pleiades Cluster. It is the fourth brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.
- A female given name.
- A female given name from Latin, of recent usage.
- A female given name, variant of Maya.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈmeɪ.ə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Maia, CC BY-SA 4.0.