MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Maia mean?
Maia continues the Punjabi name Maya, built on Sanskrit māyā. The word denotes extraordinary creative power and, in philosophical usage, the appearance that can veil reality. Maya is also the name of Gautama Buddha’s mother.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
माया
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਮਾਇਆ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Maia in Indian usage
12,788 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 12,563 records (98.2%).
- Recorded as male: 225 records (1.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 240 |
| 1930s | 985 |
| 1940s | 2,122 |
| 1950s | 2,486 |
| 1960s | 3,012 |
| 1970s | 2,356 |
| 1980s | 1,335 |
| Other decades | 252 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 12,788 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Maia / F | 255 | 197 |
| Scotland | Maia / F | 14 | 256 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Maia; Table_6, C202 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Maia; Table_6, C202
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Maia; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Maia; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Monier-Williams, māyā, p. 811,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.