Girls' name · peaked in 2022
Maia name popularity since 1925
18,200 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Maia. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Maia is about 16 years old in 2026. Maia peaked in 2022 as the #420 name for girls, and it ranked #433 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,200
- Named Maia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #433
- for girls in 2025 (715 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 18,200 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.23× its national share
Peak year is the year Maia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Maia births per year, 1925–2025
2022 was the biggest year for Maia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, Maia became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 14,000 baby girls to 1 in 3,790.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Maia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Maia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Maia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 58 | #6,376 |
| 1960s | 217 | #3,002 |
| 1970s | 668 | #1,435 |
| 1980s | 728 | #1,479 |
| 1990s | 2,188 | #1,026 |
| 2000s | 5,057 | #523 |
| 2010s | 5,123 | #553 |
| 2020–25 | 4,161 | #433 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
44.0% of babies named Maia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Maia is most popular
The index compares Maia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Maia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.23× | 1,269 |
| Washington | 2.10× | 553 |
| Colorado | 1.70× | 329 |
| Arizona | 1.66× | 338 |
| California | 1.64× | 2,728 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Maia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Maia (this page) | 18,200 | 2022 |
| Maya | 123,587 | 2006 |
| Maiah | 1,086 | 1998 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Maia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Maia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Maia (2022).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data