The Name Maya : Popularity, Meaning And Origin, Popular Baby Names

1. First Names
2. Letter M ( boy)
3. Letter M ( girl)
4. Name MAYA

NameMAYAName MAYA

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 220,036 births of Maya in the countries below, which represents an average of 1,550 births of children bearing the first name Maya per year on average throughout this period. On the last available year for each country, we count 16,358 births.

Other languages : Prénom Maya Nome Maya Available variants : Mayà , Maÿa , Máya , Mãyã

Information about the first name Maya

We celebrate Maya on April 4thThe first name Maya is listed in our categories :

• Indian names (girls) Maya
• Japanese names (girls) Maya
• Japanese names (boys) Maya
• Romanian names (girls) Maya

The first name Maya has been assigned to:0.01% to boys 99.99% to girlsThe country where the first name Maya is the most common is: United State of AmericaThis first name is on trend: FemaleThis first name has 4 letters including 3 vowels and 1 consonant

Anagrams of the first name Maya

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Maya : Amay, Amya, Ayam, Ayma, Maay, Myaa, Yama

Anacyclics of the first name Maya

An anacyclic is a word or phrase that can be read in the normal sense of reading or in the opposite direction. Here is the list of names that are anonymous of the given name Maya: Ayam

Maya in Japanese *

Romaji	maya
Katakana	マヤ
Hiragana	まや
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Origin and meaning of name Maya

EnglishEtymology :

• From Sanskrit माया (māyā).

Etymology :

• Borrowed from Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab (“flat”), a self-designation of the northern Maya for themselves, in the form maya’ found in compounds and phrases e.g. maya’ wíinik (“Maya man”).

Etymology :

• From Maria, ultimately from Hebrew, and from Maia, from Latin.

Etymology :

• Transliteration of Sanskrit माया (māyā).

Etymology (Proper noun) :

• Maya
• The Yucatec Maya language.
• Any of the other various Mayan languages, such as Quiché, Mam and Tzotzil.

Etymology (See also) :

• Aztec
• Inca
• Mesoamerica
• Olmec
• Toltec

Etymology (Proper noun) :

• Maya
• A female given name from Hebrew of modern usage.

Etymology (Proper noun) :

• Maya
• In Sanskrit, illusion; God's physical and metaphysical creation (literally, "not this").
• A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology (Proper noun) :

• Maya
• (Buddhism) The mother of Gautama Buddha.

Anagrams :

• Amya, Ayam, Yama, amay

Noun :

• maya (uncountable)
• (Hindu mythology) Magic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
• (Hinduism, Buddhism) The power by which the universe is made to appear; the illusion of the phenomenal world, as opposed to its true or spiritual reality.

Pronunciation :

• IPA(key): /ˈmaɪə/
• Rhymes: -aɪə

FrenchAdjective :

• maya (plural mayas)
• (relational) Mayan (relating to the Mayans)
• (relational) Mayan (relating to the Mayan language)

Noun :

• Maya m or f by sense (plural Mayas)
• Mayan (person)

Pronunciation :

• IPA(key): /ma.ja/
• Rhymes: -ja

Pronunciation :

• IPA(key): /ma.ja/
• Homophones: Maaia, Maia, maïa, Maïa, maja
• Rhymes: -ja

Adjective (Usage notes) :

• The plural of maya may either be mayas or maya.

GeneralEtymology :

• Transliteration of Sanskrit माया (māyā́) or Pali Māyā.

Noun :

• Maya m (strong, genitive Mayas or Maya, plural Mayas or Maya)
• Maya

SpanishEtymology :

• Originally from Yucatec Maya mayab (flat).

Etymology :

• See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology (Adjective) :

• maya m or f (masculine and feminine plural mayas)
• Mayan (from Maya)

Etymology (Noun) :

• maya m (uncountable)
• Maya (language family)

Etymology (Verb) :

• maya
• inflection of mayar:
• third-person singular present indicative
• second-person singular imperative

Pronunciation :

• Rhymes: -aʝa
• Syllabification: ma‧ya

IndonesianEtymology :

• From Malay maya, from Pali maya, from Sanskrit माया (māyā).

Adjective :

• maya
• simulated
• unreal
• virtual
• Dunia maya. ― Cyberspace (lit. "Virtual world").

Anagrams :

• ayam

Pronunciation :

• IPA(key): /ma.ja/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ya

Adjective (Derived terms) :

• kemayaan
• memayakan

MalayEtymology :

• From Pali maya, from Sanskrit माया (māyā).

Adjective :

• maya (Jawi spelling ماي‎)
• illusionary
• virtual

Adjective (Derived terms) :

• wargamaya

PortugueseAdjective :

• maya m or f (plural mayas, not comparable)
• Obsolete spelling of maia

Noun :

• maya m or f by sense (plural mayas)
• Obsolete spelling of maia

TurkishEtymology :

• From Ottoman Turkish مایه‎ (maya).

Adjective :

• maya
• nature

Noun :

• maya (definite accusative mayayı, plural mayalar)
• yeast (to make bread; fungi)
• mountain name in Balkans (clarification of this definition is needed)
• female camel
• Antonyms: lök, ner

Pronunciation :

• IPA(key): [mɑjɑ]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ya

Proper noun :

• Maya
• a female given name
• a mountain name in Balkans

RomanianEtymology :

• Borrowed from French maya.

Noun :

• maya f (uncountable)
• maya

DutchEtymology (Noun) :

• Maya c (plural Maya's)
• A Maya; a member of the Maya people.

Etymology (Proper noun) :

• Maya f
• a female given name

Pronunciation :

• IPA(key): /ˈmaː.jaː/
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ya

FinnishEtymology :

• From Spanish maya, from Yucatec Maya mayab.

Noun :

• maya
• Maya, Mayan (person)

Pronunciation :

• IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
• Homophones: maija, Maija
• Syllabification(key): ma‧ya

Noun (Derived terms) :

• mayaintiaani
• mayakieli
• mayakulttuuri

Noun (Synonyms) :

• mayaintiaani

DanishProper noun :

• Maya
• a female given name of modern usage, variant of Maja

GermanAlternative forms :

• Maja

Noun (Derived terms) :

• Mayakultur
• Mayatempel

Popularity of the name Maya

Number of MAYA births per year

Popularity of the name Maya

Total births of Maya by country

Births with the first name Maya
Country		Boys Girls
	United State of America1880 - 2022	8109,763
	United Kingdom1996 - 2021	022,192
	France1900 - 2022	016,359
	Brazil1930 - 2022	013,965
	Ontario1913 - 2019	07,130
	Italy1999 - 2021	147,088
	Australia1930 - 2022	06,614
	Germany2000 - 2022	24,047
	Quebec1980 - 2022	34,045
	Switzerland1909 - 2021	03,937
	Poland2000 - 2022	03,808
	Sweden1998 - 2022	03,535
	Belgium1995 - 2022	02,749
	Denmark1985 - 2022	02,486
	British Columbia1919 - 2022	02,431
	Norway1945 - 2022	01,889
	Alberta1980 - 2022	21,755
	Austria1984 - 2021	01,679
	Ireland1964 - 2022	01,679
	Netherlands2015 - 2022	01,063
	New Zealand1900 - 2022	0976
	Czechoslovakia1900 - 2016	0306
	Chili2010 - 2021	0237
	Argentina1922 - 2015	0221
	Portugal2014 - 2022	047
	Slovakia2011 - 2022	06

Popularity of the name Maya

Total births of Maya by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Maya
Country		Boys Girls
	Brazil2022	07,123
	United State of America2022	04,199
	United Kingdom2021	01,433
	France2022	0726
	Australia2022	0458
	Germany2022	0426
	Ontario2019	0305
	Italy2021	0276
	Netherlands2022	0197
	Sweden2022	0128
	Ireland2022	0125
	Quebec2022	0118
	Switzerland2021	0113
	Austria2021	0105
	British Columbia2022	0105
	Belgium2022	098
	Poland2022	094
	Denmark2022	083
	Norway2022	065
	Alberta2022	061
	New Zealand2022	045
	Czechoslovakia2016	036
	Chili2021	034
	Argentina2015	05

Comments on the name Maya

Personalities with the first name Maya

There are 70 personalities with the first name MayaMaya Angelou (Marguerite Annie Johnson)

United states of america Playwright Comedian Television producer Songwriter Human rights activist Journalist Screenwriter Writer Politician Professor Singer Novelist Television actor Essayist Autobiographer Stage actor Film director Film producer Dancer

Maya Yoshida

Japan Association football player

M.I.A. (Mathangi Arulpragasam)

United kingdom Sri lanka Photographer Actor Composer Record producer Singer-songwriter Songwriter Painter Rapper Model Activist Music video director Visual artist Fashion designer

Maya Thurman-Hawke (Maya Ray Thurman - Hawke)

United states of america Actor Model Television actor

Maya Rudolph (Maya Khabira Rudolph Riperton)

United states of america Singer Comedian Musician Voice actor Television actor Film actor

Maya Deren

United states of america Russian empire Russian republic Ukrainian people's republic Photographer Writer Poet Film director Director Choreographer Dancer Film editor Film actor

Maya Lin

United states of america Architect Sculptor Landscape architect Printmaker Land artist

Mayasar (Maja Hodžić)

Bosnia and herzegovina Singer-songwriter

Maya Moore (Maya April Moore)

United states of america Basketball player

Madeline Dirado

United states of america Swimmer

There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Maya Full list of personalities with the first name Maya

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Maya

There are 1248 actors and actresses with the first name Maya Maya Andrea Pandrea Maya Lauterbach Maya Van Dien Maya Winkler Maya Farrell Maya Hawke Maya Woulfe Maya Banno Maya N. Blake Maya Ritter Maya Okano Maya Van Peebles Maya Malkin Maya Koren Maya Benberry Maya Haddad Maya Lindh Maya Berovic Maya Hills Maya Gabeira Maya Erskine Maya Bazin Maya Post Maya Gates Maya Murofushi Maya Ababadjani Maya Booth Maya Kurosu Maya Marvel Maya Melczer There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Maya The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Maya

Rankings of first name MAYA by country

Country ranking (boys)
Rank	Country	Year
No ranking of first name MAYA (male) births over the last year available in each country

Country ranking (girls)
Rank	Country	Year
#12	British Columbia	2022
#22	Ontario	2019
#24	Brazil	2022
#29	United Kingdom	2021
#36	Alberta	2022
#44	Quebec	2022
#45	Ireland	2022
#48	Australia	2022
#51	United State of America	2022
#66	Netherlands	2022
#67	Switzerland	2021
#73	Denmark	2022
#78	France	2022
#79	Austria	2021
#80	Belgium	2022
#84	Norway	2022
#90	New Zealand	2022
#91	Sweden	2022
#107	Italy	2021
#139	Poland	2022
#149	Germany	2022
#159	Czechoslovakia	2016
#288	Chili	2021
#835	Argentina	2015

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