Maia is an established variant of Mae that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Maia is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #433 for girl births in the United States (and #888 across all names), given to 715 babies — 732 including U.S. territories. Maia first appears in 1950 and peaked in 2022 (752 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 715 | 732 | #433 |
| 2024 | 682 | 699 | #460 |
| 2023 | 672 | 688 | #459 |
| 2022 | 752 | 771 | #420 |
| 2021 | 724 | 724 | #435 |
| 2020 | 616 | 629 | #498 |
| 2019 | 587 | 604 | #525 |
| 2018 | 620 | 639 | #502 |
| 2017 | 639 | 661 | #489 |
| 2016 | 545 | 567 | #570 |
| 2015 | 562 | 587 | #553 |
| 2014 | 456 | 472 | #628 |
| 2013 | 440 | 460 | #642 |
| 2012 | 386 | 399 | #720 |
| 2011 | 413 | 430 | #680 |
| 2010 | 475 | 498 | #620 |
| 2009 | 512 | 521 | #588 |
| 2008 | 487 | 497 | #635 |
| 2007 | 492 | 492 | #611 |
| 2006 | 598 | 603 | #508 |
| 2005 | 558 | 558 | #523 |
| 2004 | 512 | 512 | #559 |
| 2003 | 494 | 494 | #565 |
| 2002 | 512 | 512 | #535 |
| 2001 | 417 | 417 | #604 |
| 2000 | 475 | 475 | #550 |
| 1999 | 420 | 420 | #587 |
| 1998 | 466 | 466 | #539 |
| 1997 | 327 | — | #667 |
| 1996 | 245 | — | #823 |
| 1995 | 178 | — | #1,026 |
| 1994 | 134 | — | #1,275 |
| 1993 | 129 | — | #1,311 |
| 1992 | 117 | — | #1,407 |
| 1991 | 95 | — | #1,605 |
| 1990 | 77 | — | #1,856 |
| 1989 | 83 | — | #1,661 |
| 1988 | 76 | — | #1,698 |
| 1987 | 75 | — | #1,639 |
| 1986 | 70 | — | #1,682 |
| 1985 | 84 | — | #1,479 |
| 1984 | 51 | — | #2,010 |
| 1983 | 53 | — | #1,944 |
| 1982 | 61 | — | #1,798 |
| 1981 | 59 | — | #1,857 |
| 1980 | 116 | — | #1,165 |
| 1979 | 110 | — | #1,195 |
| 1978 | 76 | — | #1,496 |
| 1977 | 84 | — | #1,353 |
| 1976 | 52 | — | #1,807 |
| 1975 | 73 | — | #1,435 |
| 1974 | 54 | — | #1,697 |
| 1973 | 65 | — | #1,471 |
| 1972 | 48 | — | #1,797 |
| 1971 | 54 | — | #1,704 |
| 1970 | 52 | — | #1,747 |
| 1969 | 33 | — | #2,236 |
| 1968 | 22 | — | #2,757 |
| 1967 | 20 | — | #2,832 |
| 1966 | 33 | — | #2,041 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | #3,002 |
| 1964 | 16 | — | #3,322 |
| 1963 | 22 | — | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 29 | — | #2,243 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #3,916 |
| 1960 | 12 | — | #3,832 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | #3,200 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #4,384 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,677 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #5,125 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,376 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,195 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,290 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #5,071 |