Is Maia a boy or girl name?
Maia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 681 girls and 0 boys were named Maia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 17,481 US babies named Maia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #459
- Babies named Maia since 1950
- 17,481
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 752 babies
Boys and girls named Maia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 217 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 668 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 728 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,188 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,055 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,123 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,444 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 681 | #459 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 672 | #459 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 752 | #420 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 724 | #435 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 615 | #498 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 587 | #525 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 620 | #502 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 639 | #489 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 545 | #570 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 562 | #553 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 456 | #628 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 440 | #642 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 386 | #720 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 413 | #680 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 475 | #620 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 511 | #590 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 487 | #635 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 492 | #611 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 598 | #508 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 558 | #523 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 511 | #561 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 494 | #565 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 512 | #535 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 417 | #603 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 475 | #550 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 420 | #587 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 466 | #539 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 327 | #667 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 245 | #823 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,026 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,275 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,311 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,407 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,605 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,856 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,661 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,698 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,639 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,682 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,479 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,010 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,944 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,798 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,857 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,165 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,195 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,496 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,353 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,807 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,436 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,697 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,472 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,797 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,704 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,747 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,235 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,756 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,831 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,041 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,002 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,322 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,673 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,243 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,917 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,832 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,199 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,384 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,677 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,125 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,376 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,196 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,290 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,071 |
Highest rank
Maia has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #420 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.