Maia

MY-ah

Greek

"mother"

Maia Origin and Meaning

The name Maia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "mother".

Maia was derived from the Greek word maia, meaning "mother." In Greek legend, she was the fair-haired daughter of Atlas who mothered Zeus's favorite illegitimate son, Hermes. To the Romans, Maia was the incarnation of the earth mother and goddess of spring, after whom they named the month of May. Maya is the more common spelling.

Maia is one of those light, ethereal girls' names with mystical overtones and mythical roots. Maia and Maya are the same name depending on which origin and meaning you favor. It's a favorite among Nameberry users.

Maia Rank in US Top 1000

# 459 in the US

Maia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 401 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Maia

• 459 US 2023
• 401 Nameberry 2025
• 210 Future 2028
• 196 England 2023
• 176 Scotland 2023
• 43 New Zealand 2024
• 98 Spain 2022

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Famous People Named Maia

• Maia Estianty Indonesian singer,songwriter
• Maia Mitchell Australian actress
• Maia Luisa Brewton American actress
• Maia Chinassa Campbell American actress
• Maia Chiburdanidze Georgian chess champion
• Maia Ann Mereana Lewis New Zealand cricket player
• Maia Emilia Ninel Morgenstern Romanian actress
• Maia Harumi Shibutani American ice dancer
• Maia Sandu Moldovian politician
• Maia Sharp American singer,songwriter
• Maia Keyanna Hightower Johnson (b. 1996), daughter of NFL player Keyshawn Johnson
• Maia Rose Tessalini (b. 1997) daughter of actress Michelle Collins and Fabrizio Tessalini
• Maia Grace Keillor (b. 1997) daughter of radio personality and novelist Garrison Keillor
• Maia Rhys Davies (b. 2006), daughter of actor John Rhys,Davies

The name Maia in Pop Culture

• Maia star in the Pleiades, one of the Seven Sisters, in Orion's Belt
• Maia a nymph in Greek Mythology, Hermes' mother
• Maia name given to Thumbelina at the end of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale
• Maia Rutledge Skoures, character on TV's "The 4400"
• Maia Roberts character in Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments" series
• Maia Thomasine "May" Bailey character in A.S.Byatt's book 'Possession'

International Variations of the name Maia

• Maiya Russian