Maja Forename
6,850th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 153,341 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovenia
Maja Forename User-submission:
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).
Maja Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 99% | 44,907 | 1:847 | 138 |
| Croatia | 100% | 20,699 | 1:204 | 38 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 16,882 | 1:146 | 11 |
| Sweden | 100% | 8,149 | 1:1,210 | 204 |
| Denmark | - | 7,960 | 1:710 | 155 |
| Serbia | 100% | 7,936 | 1:900 | 196 |
| Germany | 100% | 7,760 | 1:12,458 | 768 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 7,255 | 1:1,132 | 240 |
| India | 59% | 3,362 | 1:361,356 | 31,849 |
| Indonesia | 86% | 2,999 | 1:86,017 | 9,943 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2,494 | 1:6,777 | 954 |
| United States | 100% | 2,418 | 1:149,933 | 5,888 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 2,283 | 1:916 | 198 |
| Sudan | - | 1,983 | 1:19,066 | 1,940 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1,579 | 1:2,232 | 528 |
| Norway | 100% | 1,161 | 1:4,421 | 572 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1,105 | 1:574 | 136 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,024 | 1:32,357 | 2,498 |
| England | 100% | 995 | 1:55,882 | 2,556 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 925 | 1:105,470 | 7,385 |
| Austria | 100% | 756 | 1:11,262 | 668 |
| Thailand | 96% | 644 | 1:108,798 | 8,906 |
| Philippines | 98% | 596 | 1:177,868 | 8,225 |
| Pakistan | 67% | 582 | 1:333,948 | 9,173 |
| South Africa | 57% | 459 | 1:118,808 | 9,090 |
| Zimbabwe | 94% | 454 | 1:33,973 | 3,279 |
| Egypt | 65% | 434 | 1:211,753 | 7,640 |
| Kosovo | - | 353 | 1:5,273 | 927 |
| Belgium | 100% | 348 | 1:33,017 | 1,994 |
| Italy | 100% | 347 | 1:175,971 | 2,635 |
| Czechia | 99% | 332 | 1:32,097 | 706 |
| France | 100% | 247 | 1:269,111 | 3,838 |
| Nigeria | 80% | 237 | 1:749,217 | 20,575 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Portugal | - | 231 | 1:45,069 | 1,625 |
| Spain | 100% | 205 | 1:226,975 | 4,349 |
| Australia | - | 204 | 1:66,949 | 2,860 |
| Tanzania | 75% | 172 | 1:306,909 | 10,602 |
| Hungary | 100% | 161 | 1:60,818 | 594 |
| Greece | 100% | 152 | 1:71,938 | 2,198 |
| Malaysia | 72% | 151 | 1:201,655 | 11,640 |
| Nepal | 84% | 141 | 1:202,038 | 8,578 |
| Lithuania | 95% | 140 | 1:21,085 | 830 |
| Finland | 100% | 136 | 1:40,318 | 1,549 |
| Russia | 96% | 135 | 1:1,068,398 | 8,977 |
| Ireland | 100% | 133 | 1:34,914 | 1,338 |
| Lesotho | 99% | 120 | 1:17,000 | 2,232 |
| Niger | 69% | 94 | 1:204,085 | 5,735 |
| Brazil | 100% | 91 | 1:2,354,243 | 47,102 |
| DR Congo | 69% | 89 | 1:829,524 | 25,650 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 80 | 1:130,391 | 6,179 |
| Greenland | - | 72 | 1:783 | 181 |
| Malta | - | 51 | 1:8,419 | 919 |
| Gambia | - | 49 | 1:39,318 | 298 |
| Scotland | 100% | 49 | 1:109,191 | 2,512 |
| Suriname | - | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 48 | 1:450,219 | 15,015 |
| Botswana | - | 47 | 1:46,478 | 4,592 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 47 | 1:112,980 | 1,040 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 45 | 1:671,153 | 16,407 |
| Estonia | 100% | 37 | 1:35,551 | 2,373 |
| Afghanistan | 59% | 31 | 1:1,052,371 | 12,648 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| New Zealand | - | 28 | 1:162,002 | 5,752 |
| Namibia | - | 26 | 1:92,468 | 4,483 |
| Qatar | 86% | 26 | 1:91,139 | 11,761 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 25 | 1:1,965 | 404 |
| Iceland | 100% | 20 | 1:18,301 | 1,312 |
| Liberia | 100% | 19 | 1:232,214 | 7,898 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 19 | 1:376,421 | 16,551 |
| Latvia | 100% | 18 | 1:111,980 | 2,065 |
| Albania | 100% | 15 | 1:203,105 | 10,584 |
| Ecuador | - | 14 | 1:1,266,208 | 8,855 |
| Wales | 100% | 14 | 1:221,022 | 3,846 |
| Mexico | 100% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 13 | 1:1,828,437 | 49,694 |
| Chile | 100% | 12 | 1:1,467,267 | 11,454 |
| Argentina | 100% | 10 | 1:4,277,324 | 11,519 |
| China | - | 10 | 1:136,605,578 | 66,281 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 10 | 1:56,405 | 2,050 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 9 | 1:4,206 | 452 |
| Monaco | 100% | 8 | 1:4,808 | 802 |
| Singapore | - | 8 | 1:785,882 | 13,409 |
| Belarus | 100% | 7 | 1:1,354,626 | 6,726 |
| Iran | - | 7 | 1:11,213,838 | 30,178 |
| Japan | - | 7 | 1:18,283,722 | 43,935 |
| Bhutan | 71% | 6 | 1:137,488 | 2,765 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 6 | 1:2,684,738 | 6,435 |
| Peru | 100% | 6 | 1:5,298,576 | 37,737 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | 1:368,629 | 2,296 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 5 | 1:3,549,369 | 21,516 |
| Panama | - | 5 | 1:781,311 | 18,191 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Georgia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Turkey | 100% | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Colombia | 100% | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Uganda | 50% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Comoros | - | 1 | 1:761,339 | 901 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Mája (61), Māja (1) & Majà (1) are calculated separately.
Maja (23,805) may also be a surname.
Maja Forename Meaning
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).
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Sample size: 382 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mája | 92 | 61 | / |
| Māja | 92 | 1 | / |
| Majà | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mahja | 89 | 1,522 | / |
| Majah | 89 | 616 | / |
| Maaja | 89 | 483 | / |
| Mmaja | 89 | 25 | / |
| Majaa | 89 | 24 | / |
| Moaja | 89 | 12 | / |
| Mhaja | 89 | 11 | / |
| Hmaja | 89 | 5 | / |
| Maïja | 89 | 3 | / |
| Mgaja | 89 | 2 | / |
| 'Maja | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maj | 86 | 42,425 | / |
| Maa | 86 | 12,284 | / |
| Majaha | 80 | 1,858 | / |
| Mahaja | 80 | 764 | / |
| Majaya | 80 | 308 | / |
| Mayaja | 80 | 285 | / |
| Majaja | 80 | 131 | / |
| Maajah | 80 | 86 | / |
| Mehaja | 80 | 49 | / |
| Mahjah | 80 | 26 | / |
| Majowa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mohaja | 80 | 19 | / |
| Muhaja | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mujaja | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mojaja | 80 | 9 | / |
| Moyaja | 80 | 7 | / |
| Majahd | 80 | 6 | / |
| Muyaja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Maujah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Majova | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mmajad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Majahe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Meeaja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Majaia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maujap | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mejaja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mahjas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Majazz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maiaja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Majaht | 80 | 1 | / |
| 'Majah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Majaut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meauja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maujau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hmhaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maajaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maaaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmajah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maajau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maya | 75 | 1,792,170 | / |
| Maia | 75 | 67,310 | / |
| Maju | 75 | 22,905 | / |
| Meja | 75 | 21,419 | / |
| Maji | 75 | 15,095 | / |
| Mija | 75 | 12,734 | / |
| Majo | 75 | 6,170 | / |
| Maai | 75 | 3,598 | / |
| Mhaa | 75 | 2,754 | / |
| Maje | 75 | 2,322 | / |
| Moja | 75 | 2,273 | / |
| Muja | 75 | 2,084 | / |
| Maij | 75 | 436 | / |
| Maaj | 75 | 331 | / |
| Hmaa | 75 | 319 | / |
| Maay | 75 | 254 | / |
| Maïa | 75 | 175 | / |
| Ma'a | 75 | 124 | / |
| Majj | 75 | 117 | / |
| Myja | 75 | 49 | / |
| Mhaj | 75 | 48 | / |
| Majh | 75 | 41 | / |
| Maaa | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mahj | 75 | 34 | / |
| Majy | 75 | 30 | / |
| Mmaa | 75 | 24 | / |
| Majô | 75 | 13 | / |
| Mayj | 75 | 10 | / |
| Majé | 75 | 8 | / |
| Majú | 75 | 6 | / |
| Majó | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ma'j | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maaý | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mmaj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mgaj | 75 | 2 | / |
| 'Maa | 75 | 1 | / |
| 'Maj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Majò | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maìa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hmaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Majë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahajah | 73 | 136 | / |
| Mahajad | 73 | 81 | / |
| Maihaja | 73 | 19 | / |
| Mahajat | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mohjaja | 73 | 6 | / |
| Maajaja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Maujaud | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mahajap | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mahajas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mahjaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| 'Majaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouhaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahjaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahjath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahajaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Majault | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmajaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ma | 67 | 1,106,298 | / |
| Mayah | 67 | 20,645 | / |
| Mj | 67 | 15,908 | / |
| Mahia | 67 | 12,869 | / |
| Mhoja | 67 | 12,581 | / |
| Mahya | 67 | 8,165 | / |
| Mgaya | 67 | 3,710 | / |
| Mijah | 67 | 2,230 | / |
| Maaji | 67 | 2,119 | / |
| Mayaa | 67 | 2,098 | / |
| Mauya | 67 | 1,626 | / |
| Mmaju | 67 | 1,577 | / |
| Mahai | 67 | 1,346 | / |
| Mayad | 67 | 1,154 | / |
| Majoo | 67 | 1,127 | / |
| Mahaj | 67 | 952 | / |
| Mayat | 67 | 844 | / |
| Mayas | 67 | 797 | / |
| Maaya | 67 | 752 | / |
| Mujah | 67 | 692 | / |
| Mohja | 67 | 628 | / |
| Mayau | 67 | 518 | / |
| Majie | 67 | 490 | / |
| Maiah | 67 | 488 | / |
| Majij | 67 | 389 | / |
| Majjj | 67 | 358 | / |
| Mahay | 67 | 314 | / |
| Majih | 67 | 299 | / |
| Maiha | 67 | 273 | / |
| Mayaz | 67 | 234 | / |
| Mahau | 67 | 213 | / |
| Maayi | 67 | 173 | / |
| Maajh | 67 | 171 | / |
| Mouja | 67 | 169 | / |
| Majiy | 67 | 152 | / |
| Mayap | 67 | 132 | / |
| Mahij | 67 | 131 | / |
| Majee | 67 | 122 | / |
| Maiau | 67 | 118 | / |
| Mayha | 67 | 109 | / |
| Meeja | 67 | 107 | / |
| Mhaji | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mejah | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mahji | 67 | 98 | / |
| Majuu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Maije | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mijja | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mahju | 67 | 67 | / |
| Majou | 67 | 67 | / |
| Mojah | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mhaya | 67 | 64 | / |
| Majeh | 67 | 64 | / |
| Majio | 67 | 63 | / |
| Mehja | 67 | 58 | / |
| Maaia | 67 | 55 | / |
| Maias | 67 | 53 | / |
| Muhja | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mmaya | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mieja | 67 | 42 | / |
| Maaaj | 67 | 38 | / |
| Maajo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mgaji | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mihja | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mauia | 67 | 31 | / |
| Maaye | 67 | 29 | / |
| Majuh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Maaje | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mahjo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mooja | 67 | 25 | / |
| Maijh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mmeja | 67 | 23 | / |
| Maais | 67 | 22 | / |
| Maihj | 67 | 22 | / |
| Moaya | 67 | 20 | / |
| Maaij | 67 | 19 | / |
| Majoh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Maaju | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mmuja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mujaa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Majii | 67 | 12 | / |
| Maïya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Maiaz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mayij | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mahje | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mahajaha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maaie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maaid | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mayje | 67 | 9 | / |
| Moyaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maiap | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mgeja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Myjah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maaii | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maaiz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maait | 67 | 6 | / |
| Majup | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maiaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mhija | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hmaji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mhaia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maayh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hmaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maiad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maahu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maahy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mahajaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Majth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mai'a | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maijt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmoja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmaji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maiat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmija | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmaai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meyaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ma'ai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mioja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mauij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maŕia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maisj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Majuz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mhajo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Majhd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hmaay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hmaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maujj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mayaş | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgoja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meïja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhaju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Majyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Aya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahaajaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Myoja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muyaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mijaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmajo | 67 | 2 | / |
| 'Meja | 67 | 2 | / |
| 'Maaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmaje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgaju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhajh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moïja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myjaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahajova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahahaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majdd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majîd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhuja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mheja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhajd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhajz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meaua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meeaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mayjj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmuja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahaajad | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Aha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maawè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Maa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ma'ay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ma'ha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ma'ia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mieaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmaaajaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maajz | 67 | 1 | / |
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