Maia

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A few things about Maia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Maia

Maia Chiburdanidze

Georgian chess grandmaster

Choose Maia and your child shares a first name with Maia Chiburdanidze, a Georgian chess grandmaster. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Maia, like who?” Maia Chiburdanidze's Wikipedia article is available in 51 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,248 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Maia, 715 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Maia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMaia first shows up in US birth records in 1950, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 75 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2022, when it reached #420.
• 🚀TrendMaia has climbed 64 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #433. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedMaia is most popular in Hawaii, where it ranks #136, followed by New Hampshire (#174) and Florida (#203). It's in the top 1,000 in 33 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Greek, Maia means “mother”.

About the name Maia

Maia is a girl name meaning “mother”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-aia”. US birth records list Maia for girls from 1950 to 2025, in 74 of those 76 years. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked #420 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #433, with 715 babies.