Maiya
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Surname Meaning "Rice Valley
- Origin
- Japanese
Maiya Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,289 baby girls have been named Maiya. The name peaked in 2000 with 213 US births that year (rank #997). In 2024, ranked #2314 nationally — 1,317 places below its 2000 peak.
Top States for Maiya
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Maiya births are: California (531), Texas (320), New York (206).
Other Japanese-Origin Names Like Maiya
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5-Letter Names Starting with M
Names with Maiya's exact length and starting letter: Mabel, Mable, Mabon, Mabuz, Mabyn.
Quick Facts About Maiya
US Popularity History (2000–2000)
Annual US births named Maiya by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 213 girls named Maiya (girl rank #997 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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