Maia Forename

14,352nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 67,310 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
South Ossetia

Maia Forename Definition:

A Greek name, meaning: Goddess of growth and increase, (Latin) Mother: nurse.

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Maia Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia
100%
36,2901:1036
United States
100%
4,0291:89,9824,138
Ukraine
100%
3,3511:13,578294
Moldova
100%
2,2881:1,556204
Spain
100%
2,1811:21,3341,239
Abkhazia
100%
2,0271:12011
Angola
100%
2,0241:13,3231,369
India
 
89%
1,5731:772,33254,683
Egypt
 
97%
1,3661:67,2773,504
Estonia
100%
1,0871:1,210283
Brazil
100%
9651:222,0069,569
Papua New Guinea
54%
 
8961:9,099918
South Ossetia
100%
8721:614
France
100%
8411:79,0371,941
Iraq
100%
7971:43,9371,632
Greece
100%
7641:14,312787
Canada
100%
3781:87,6544,684
Indonesia
100%
3671:702,89848,160
Philippines
 
98%
3631:292,03711,516
England
 
95%
3501:158,8655,106
Portugal-3411:30,5301,256
Poland
 
94%
3301:115,2342,410
Argentina
100%
3181:134,5072,106
Denmark-3181:17,7661,125
Germany
100%
2831:341,6184,192
Italy
100%
2791:218,8613,037
New Zealand-2271:19,9831,569
Pakistan
 
82%
1671:1,163,81819,356
Romania
100%
1551:129,3685,283
Russia
 
99%
1471:981,1828,505
Sweden
 
99%
1371:71,9563,409
Belgium
100%
1191:96,5553,383
Norway
100%
1161:44,2441,921
Uruguay
100%
1091:31,4461,404
Thailand
 
98%
1081:648,75827,961
Netherlands
100%
941:179,8097,111
Switzerland
100%
821:100,1653,146
Mexico
100%
791:1,571,44810,388
Dominican Republic-621:168,2467,350
Turkey
100%
621:1,254,86611,187
Australia-601:227,6275,325
Nigeria
 
84%
561:3,170,79254,345
Venezuela
100%
501:604,03815,223
South Africa
 
96%
481:1,136,09741,500
Austria
100%
471:181,1532,857
Qatar
100%
431:55,1076,913
Finland
100%
391:140,5942,829
Czechia
100%
361:296,0041,948
Kenya
 
50%
361:1,286,30919,609
Mozambique-361:756,7601,518
Azerbaijan
100%
311:311,0638,007
Bulgaria-301:233,0135,442
Colombia
100%
301:1,592,63114,833
Transnistria
100%
301:15,855414
Kazakhstan
 
88%
291:611,9608,240
Malaysia
 
73%
261:1,171,15239,513
China-211:65,050,27563,020
Paraguay
100%
181:402,0454,475
Peru
100%
161:1,986,96620,449
Scotland
100%
141:382,1695,277
Wales
100%
141:221,0223,846
Guatemala
100%
131:1,239,1104,883
Ireland-121:386,9605,608
Chile
100%
111:1,600,65512,027
Faroe Islands
100%
111:4,466734
Japan-111:11,635,09636,893
Lebanon-111:511,5976,402
Ghana-91:2,998,4685,965
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Somalia-91:1,502,8743,918
Israel
 
67%
81:1,050,36514,379
Slovenia
100%
81:307,3454,581
South Korea
100%
81:693,05314,847
United Arab Emirates-81:893,99927,106
Guam-71:22,9492,164
Panama-71:558,08014,722
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Niger
100%
51:3,836,79937,767
Taiwan-51:4,753,93676,486
Cape Verde-41:132,2883,925
Costa Rica
100%
41:1,191,98712,292
Honduras-41:2,204,36717,261
New Caledonia
100%
41:67,5412,087
Uzbekistan
100%
41:7,696,61011,277
Algeria-31:12,725,57318,455
Iran-31:26,165,62345,792
Jordan-31:2,942,2588,136
Singapore
100%
31:2,095,68522,815
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Armenia
100%
21:1,459,37610,220
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
Cameroon
100%
21:10,805,25286,897
Cyprus-21:435,5383,859
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Kyrgyzstan-21:2,986,63834,954
Mauritania
100%
21:2,047,62019,390
Nepal
100%
21:14,243,67686,069
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Uganda
50%
 
21:20,478,46091,660
Vietnam-21:46,311,5567,272
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Bangladesh
100%
11:159,461,36636,167
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Greenland-11:56,3711,395
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Turkmenistan
100%
11:5,472,8703,925
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637

The alternate forms: Maïa (175), Máia (19), Maiá (3), Maià (1) & Maìa (1) are calculated separately.

Maia (262,701) may also be a surname.

Maia Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Greek name, meaning: Goddess of growth and increase, (Latin) Mother: nurse.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

User-submitted Reference

Maia (Maïa, Maja, Maya) is a Greek name, which derives from the name of the goddess of growth and increase, who gave her name to the month of May, the mother of Hermes (Mercury).

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Maia Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maïa92175/
Máia9219/
Maiá923/
Maià921/
Maìa921/
Mahia8912,869/
Maiah89488/
Maiha89273/
Maiau89118/
Maaia8955/
Maias8953/
Mauia8931/
Maiaz8911/
Maiap898/
Maiaa896/
Mhaia895/
Maiad894/
Mai'a894/
Maiat894/
Maŕia893/
Mmaia891/
Moaia891/
Mgaia891/
Hmaia891/
Ma'ia891/
Mai861,306,496/
Maa8612,284/
Maiaya80153/
Mahiah80110/
Ma'aia8028/
Maggia8023/
Maihad8020/
Maihaa8010/
Maiaia806/
Maihap806/
Maihau805/
Mmaiah805/
Mahaia804/
Maihat804/
Majaia803/
Maia'a803/
Maihah803/
Mahiaz802/
Maihas802/
Maiaja802/
Maaiah802/
Mai'ah801/
Maiaha801/
Maiash801/
Maiass801/
Maiaux801/
Maihaz801/
Mahiap801/
Maiova801/
Maiowa801/
Hmaiad801/
Maahia801/
Ma'iah801/
Maiatt801/
Maya751,792,170/
Maja75153,341/
Maie7540,487/
Mayi7515,929/
Maji7515,095/
Maii7511,470/
Muia758,881/
Mais758,551/
Miia757,913/
Mait753,778/
Maai753,598/
Mhaa752,754/
Maid752,111/
Maih751,365/
Maio75960/
Myia75743/
Maiy75739/
Meia75720/
Maiz75706/
Moia75591/
Maiu75584/
Maip75557/
Maij75436/
Maaj75331/
Hmaa75319/
Maay75254/
Hmai75251/
Ma'a75124/
Mmai75101/
Mhai7578/
Maaa7534/
Mmaa7524/
Méia757/
Mgai757/
'Mai753/
Maaý752/
'Maa751/
Maiè751/
Maiê751/
Maihaja7319/
Maihash732/
Maihach731/
Maihatt731/
Maihaya731/
Mahiash731/
Mahaiha731/
Muwawia731/
Mauhias731/
Ma671,106,298/
Mi67941,580/
Mayah6720,645/
Magie6711,977/
Maggi6710,097/
Mahya678,165/
Mayis674,783/
Mgaya673,710/
Muhia672,788/
Maaji672,119/
Mayaa672,098/
Maiyo672,081/
Mauya671,626/
Mahja671,522/
Mahiy671,396/
Mahai671,346/
Mayad671,154/
Mahaj67952/
Mayat67844/
Mayas67797/
Maaya67752/
Majah67616/
Mayau67518/
Majie67490/
Maaja67483/
Maihu67460/
Mihia67417/
Majij67389/
Mahay67314/
Majih67299/
Mahio67297/
Mohia67281/
Mayaz67234/
Mayid67230/
Mawie67224/
Maish67224/
Mahau67213/
Mahei67199/
Maayi67173/
Mahii67172/
Maajh67171/
Majiy67152/
Mayie67141/
Mayap67132/
Mahij67131/
Mayit67113/
Mayha67109/
Mayih67106/
Mhaji67103/
Maiii6799/
Mahji6798/
Meias6791/
Maiss6790/
Maioo6789/
Maitt6788/
Maich6787/
Mijia6785/
Mahyi6784/
Maije6782/
Mhaya6764/
Majio6763/
Mayip6762/
Maidh6759/
Myiah6755/
Mmaya6743/
Muiat6742/
Mauie6742/
Maaaj6738/
Maihi6738/
Maajo6736/
Meiah6736/
Mgaji6734/
Maies6734/
Maius6733/
Maaye6729/
Moiaz6729/
Maaje6726/
Mmaja6725/
Majaa6724/
Maijh6723/
Mehia6722/
Muiah6722/
Maais6722/
Maihj6722/
Mmayi6721/
Hmaid6720/
Moaya6720/
Maiit6720/
Maihe6720/
Maiep6719/
Maiuu6719/
Maiet6719/
Maaij6719/
Maied6718/
Maiho6718/
Mayiz6718/
Maiou6718/
Moiad6718/
Maids6717/
Maiih6717/
Mayio6715/
Maaju6715/
Mayii6714/
Moiah6714/
Maiee6714/
Maios6714/
Mujaa6713/
Mgayi6713/
Majii6712/
Moaja6712/
Meiad6712/
Maïya6711/
Mhaja6711/
Maiid6711/
Mayij6711/
Maiie6711/
Meeia6710/
Muiad6710/
Maioh6710/
Maiuo6710/
Maaie679/
Maaid679/
Mayyi679/
Mahiu679/
Maiiy679/
Myhia679/
Moyaa679/
Maiez677/
Maist677/
Mayhi677/
Moiau677/
Maaii677/
Maiys677/
Maiio677/
Maaiz676/
Maait676/
Muiau676/
Maidz676/
Mieia676/
Mhais676/
Mheia675/
Mhait675/
Maiot675/
Miiah675/
Miias675/
Hmaja675/
Hmaji675/
Maioz675/
Maayh675/
Hmaya674/
Maahu674/
Maahy674/
Mhaid674/
Maiph674/
Maijt674/
Moeia674/
Mmaji674/
Mmaie674/
Mmaai674/
Meyaa673/
Ma'ai673/
Muias673/
Mouia673/
Mauii673/
Mauij673/
Maisj673/
Maieh673/
Maiiz673/
Mhaie673/
Maïja673/
Maiht673/
Hmaay673/
Hmais672/
Mauio672/
Hmaha672/
Hmait672/
Mayaş672/
Mgaja672/
Maiop672/
Maits672/
Maiut672/
Majyi672/
Mai'i672/
M'Aya672/
Muyaa672/
Miiad672/
Mijaa672/
'Maaa672/
Mhayi672/
Maihy672/
Maiud672/
Muiaz672/
'Mait671/
'Maja671/
Myoia671/
Myjaa671/
Mmait671/
Mmyia671/
Mmeia671/
Moiaa671/
Moiap671/
Moias671/
Moiat671/
Mioia671/
Mai'e671/
Mai'u671/
Maiasowa671/
Maiij671/
Maisd671/
Maissowa671/
Maitd671/
Maiyd671/
Meuaa671/
Mhyia671/
Mhaiy671/
Meaua671/
Meeaa671/
Mejaa671/
M'Aha671/
Maawe671/
Maawè671/
Maayt671/
M'Maa671/
M'Mai671/
Ma'ay671/
Ma'ha671/
Ma'iu671/
Mmaid671/
Mmuia671/
Mi-Au671/
Mieaa671/
Mhaiu671/
Ma'ii671/
Maajz671/
Maiiuiia671/

Maia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maia in the Russian language
Маиаmaia-

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