Girl
Maya
As a girl's name, Maya traces back to Greek, where it is understood to mean "illusion; also read as a Greek spring goddess or Hebrew water". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. In total, about 91,765 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
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GreekMeaning "illusion"; also read as a Greek spring goddess or Hebrew "water"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
25
1950s
111
1960s
432
1970s
2,144
1980s
3,006
1990s
13,990
2000s
40,088
2010s
31,969
Peaked in the 2000s · 91,765 total U.S. births since 1900