girl's name
Maïna
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 5,477
France
#245
2025 births
Maïna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 230 babies in France, ranking #245. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2022, when 270 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 2,563 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1972.
Maïna over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 70 |
| 1980s | 130 |
| 1990s | 315 |
| 2000s | 955 |
| 2010s | 1,880 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,530 |
How popular is Maïna?
In 2025, Maïna was given to 230 babies in France, ranking #245 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Maïna is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Maïna is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maina | Maina is a spelling of Maïna, used in Canada, where it ranks #2,236. | 2,277 |
Names that peaked alongside Maïna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maïna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maïna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maïna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maïna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maïna
Is Maïna a girl's or a boy's name?
Maïna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maïna most popular?
Maïna peaked in 2022, when 270 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Maïna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maïna currently ranks #245 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.