Maya

Surprisingly, I have only met one Maya, who was 10.

Beautiful name! My sister's name :)

I like it

Recently, this has been a favourite of mine.

It's ironic that this is my cat's name, I know it is a stereotype that cats hate water, but my cat, Maya, loathes water, like I starting to think she is allergic to it or something.

Maya is an amazing name. Its more common these days, but still sounds and feels unique. Dont wear it out.

I love how this name sounds no matter the spelling. My favorite spelling is "Myia". The 'ia' ending makes the same sound as in the name Sonia or Maya. Each one that I come across is always very wise and go with the flow :)

How do you know she's lying, if I may ask?

i dont appreciate being lied to daisy

I'm annoyed by the popularity of it. I hear Maya TOO often in real life for my taste.

Maya is one of the most versatile and international name options out there, with established usage across various cultures and different meanings within each. Maya's popularity is well-earned- it sounds sweet and spunky, and is IMO one of the lovelier two-syllable girl's names ending in -a. While I like Maya, I do prefer Maia, which can be a different name with more of a Greek origin for all that it sounds the same; I just like the look of the Maia spelling more.

I always thought it was pronounced May-uh and that's how I instinctively pronounced it for the longest time. Still like that more.

My names pronounced may-ah instead of my-uh. I don't think my variation of the name is used very often.

Everytime. drives me nuts.

My name is Maiya. I was born in 1959, I have hated this name my entire life. I was always the kid with the weird name that nobody could pronounce, even today I get called Mia and Mariah. Thanks, mom.

It has been in the top 100 names for nearly 10 years. My Maya was born in 2002.

She is the reason why I named my daughter this name. She is 12-years-old now.

I named my (now 2 yr old) daughter Maya. I have always LOVED the name and it suits her. I worried this name would become super popular after Maya Angelou's death, but so far I have not seen too many with her name. We live in a multicultural city and I'm so glad her name is at least sort of familiar to so many people from different cultures (African American, Indian/Hindi, Caucasian). I also think it's great that it's cute for a young girl but also dignified for an adult woman.

As you can see, my name is Maya. And it does sound like a noise. Every time when someone says "My-uh" in a sentence I think they are saying my name, but they aren't.

Hi guys as you can see my name is Maya and i love it

I like the spelling but it just sounds like a noise to me.

You'd think this would be jumping in popularity following Maya Angelou's death. It's a lovely name.