Gender: Girl
Meaning: Great, mother, goddess of spring
Origin: Greek/Latin
Popularity: Ranked #459 in 2024 with 681 babies born.
History: In Greek mythology, Maia was the eldest of the Pleiades and mother of Hermes. In Roman mythology, she was the goddess of spring, for whom the month of May is named. It has an ancient, celestial quality.
Name length: 4 letters
How common is Maia? About 1 in 4,888 babies born in 2024 were named Maia, or roughly 1.9 per day in the United States.
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