girl's name
Maaya
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 153
Maaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Maaya is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in 2021, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2007.
Maaya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 38 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 31 |
How popular is Maaya?
In 2025, Maaya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Maaya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Maaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maaya
How popular is the name Maaya?
In 2025, Maaya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Maaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maaya most popular?
Maaya peaked in 2021, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Maaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maaya currently ranks #4,015 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.