What does Maia mean?

Maia means "emerald; May; sea of"

How do we pronounce Maia?

Maia \ma-ia, mai-a\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Maia used as a boy name meaning, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced in English as MAYah or MEYah 1.

1 Pronunciation for Maia: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Maia?

Maia's language of origin is Hebrew, English, Latin, and Burmese. It is used predominantly in Basque, English, and Italian. Maia is a form (Basque) of the English name Mary. Maia a form (English) of the English and Scottish May pronounciation. Maia a form (Italian) of the English baby name Maya. Maia a form of the English and Burmese Mya meaning of name. Maia is a rather popular baby girl name. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very modest use. Its usage peaked recently in 2006 with 0.029% of baby girls being named Maia. It was #506 in rank then. In 2010, it ranked at #621 with a usage of 0.024%. Among the family of girl names directly related to Maia, Maya meaning was the most widely used. It was 8 times more regularly used than Maia in 2010. In the last century Maia has primarily been a baby girl name.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Maia:

the name Mayah meaning of name, the English, Russian, Spanish, and Indian name Miah, the name Myia name popularity, the Japanese meaning of Maaya, the name Maemea meaning and origin, the Arabic and Indian name Maha origin, the name Mahah meaning, the name name Mahanaem, the name Mahanaym meaning, the name meaning of Mahanayme, the French Mahaut meaning, the Indian name Mahi origin, the Japanese Maho pronounciation, the English short names for Mahwah, the name Maiah meaning, the Finnish Maija name variations, the name what does the name Maillie mean, the name short names for Maimoon, the name Maimoun meaning, and the name name Maimun meaning.

The baby name Maia fun facts:

The name Maia in reverse order is "Aiam".

The numerological value of the name Maia is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Maia?

Maia is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames