Maya

“illusion or mother”probable meaning

Girl’s name, of Indian and Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Maya

Maya is thought to mean “illusion or mother” and is of Indian and Greek origin.

Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.

It peaked in 2024.
Over recent years, Maya has been stable (+0.9% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Maya every 2.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Maya ranks 12^th in Ontario (Canada), 13^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 23^rd in Scotland, against 72^nd in France.

ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
23^rd girls’ name414 babies in 3 years1 girl in 131+9.2% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
13^th girls’ name295 babies in 3 years1 girl in 135+5.2% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
12^th girls’ name1,026 babies in 3 years1 girl in 151+2.5% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
28^th girls’ name423 babies in 3 years1 girl in 153+9.8% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
24^th girls’ name4,106 babies in 3 years1 girl in 187+2.4% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
67^th girls’ name168 babies in 3 years1 girl in 250+8.7% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
74^th girls’ name81 babies in 3 years1 girl in 278+4.6% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
52^nd girls’ name12,034 babies in 3 years1 girl in 402+1.6% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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