Meaning of name Maya

The name Maya has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Maya is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 82 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Maya rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 10 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 62 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Maya in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Maya is very likely a(n) English variant of the name May. See other suggested English girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name May.

The following names are baby names related to Maya and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Maya: Boys - Benton, Bishop, Braden, Branson, Brooks, Chesley, Clinton, Dartmouth, Johnpaul, Manford, Mason, Perley, Walker, Wilford, Girls - Earlene, Essence, Laquita, Lorna, Rosanna, Rosanne, Rosemarie, Tinnie, Zadie, Both genders - Brook, Cruz, Dean, Justice, Macy, Mildred

The name Maya is a variant of May. Other popular variants of the name May are: Mae, Maelee, Maelynn, Maggia (Italian), Mai (French), Maia, Maj, Mala, Maya, Mayana, Maybeth, Mayday, Maye, Mei

We think the name Maya should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

See other Ladylike girl names

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Maya to be: Plain and conservative woman

In one word, you might describe Maya as a(n) "conservative" person.

See other "conservative" names for girls.