girl's name
Maiya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,151
Northern Ireland
#560
2011 births
Maiya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2000, when 213 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 44,205 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Maiya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 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 | 35 |
| 1980s | 86 |
| 1990s | 829 |
| 2000s | 1,648 |
| 2010s | 1,339 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 429 |
How popular is Maiya?
In 2025, Maiya was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maiya 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.
How Maiya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maïya | Maïya is a rare spelling of Maiya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 65 times, mostly in France. | 65 |
Names that peaked alongside Maiya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maiya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maiya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maiya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maiya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maiya
How popular is the name Maiya?
In 2025, Maiya was given to 75 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Maiya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maiya most popular?
Maiya peaked in 2000, when 213 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Maiya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maiya currently ranks #1,314 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.