girl · hebrew and sanskrit
Maya
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What Maya means
- Hebrew and Sanskrit water (Hebrew mayim); illusion (Sanskrit) debated
- Sanskrit illusion, magic; mother of the Buddha Buddhist and Hindu: Queen Maya, mother of the Buddha
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 16 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 5 in Gibraltar (2022)
- no. 7 in Lebanon (2015)
- no. 11 in Greenland (2012)
- no. 23 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 25 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 30 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 49 in the US (2024)
- no. 51 in Australia (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Other forms
Maia, Mya, Mayah, Mayadevi, Maaya
Names with a similar meaning
River Talia Ronja Raya Raelynn Brooke Nadia Oceane Ocean Rocío Naia Lynn
Maya in stories
- Ace Attorney: Maya Fey, the spirit-medium assistant of Phoenix
- Borderlands 2: Maya, the Siren