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What does Maya mean?
Maya 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced MYE-ah. It is of Spanish, Hindi and Russian origin. In Spanish, short form of Amalia. In Hindi, from Sanskrit, meaning "dream, illusion". In Russian, a form of Mary. A star constellation. See also Mai. Also form of May.
STARTS WITH May-
Variations
VARIANTS Maia▲, Maiya, Miah▲, Miya▲, Mya
SEE ALSO Maeja
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA AMALIA, MAI, MARY Amalya, Mair, Maire, Maj, Mal, Malia▲, Mame▼, Mamie▼, Manon, Manya, Mara▲, Mare, Maree, Maren▲, Maria▼, Mariam▲, Marian▼, Marie▼, Marin, Marita, Marja, Marjan, Marje, Marla▼, Marlo, Marya, Maryann▼, Maryjo▼, Marylu, Marysa, Maryse, Marysia, Masha, Maura, Maure, Mavra, May▼, Mayme▼, Maymie, Mayra▼, Mayria, Mimi, Moira, Moll, Morag, Moya
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Maya Amalia (M.A.), ..
How popular is Maya?
Maya is a very popular first name for females (#1164 out of 4276, Top 27%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#4520 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Maya entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its top position of #57 in the U.S. in the year 2006, and is currently at #61. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Amalia (#593 VIA LATEST LIST), Mai, Maia (#502), Maiya (#1681), Malia (#254), Mame, Mamie, Mara (#681), Maree, Maren (#607), Maria (#116), Mariam (#548), Marian (#1210), Marie (#576), Marin (#1382), Marita, Marla, Marlo (#1980), Mary (#126), Maryann (#1934), Maryjo, Maura (#1576), May (#1645), Mayme, Maymie, Mayra (#1501), Miah (#819), Mimi, Miya (#1129), Moira (#1606) and Mya (#197) are the popular related forms of Maya (#61) appearing in the Top 2000. These relations of Maya were favored by parents during 1910-1919 (MEDIAN #1418) and have become significantly less popular since (#1272, ▼87%). Mary has been the recurring favorite, though Miah has gained in usage over time, while versions like Marla are now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Maya▲ is alike in pronunciation to Mae▼, Maiah, Maiyah, May▼, Mayah, Maye▼, Mea, Mei, Meya, Mia▲, Mo, Moia and Moya. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aanya, Amya▼, Anaya▲, Asya, Damya, Danya, Darya, Daya, Haya, Jaya, Joya, Kaeya, Kaya, Liya, Macy, Mada, Maeja, Magda, Mahra, Maisa, Maja, Mala, Malea, Mali, Malva, Manda▼, Manya, Mara▲, Marfa, Marg, Marra, Mart, Marya, Maryam▲, Maryan, Maryn, Masha, Mata, Maura, Maxi, Mayda, Mayde, Mayra▼, Maysa, Melya, Meta▼, Mila▲, Mina, Moana, Moyra, Muna, Myra, Nadya, Nasya, Nya▼, Panya, Raya▲, Reya, Rhaya, Talya, Taya and Toya▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Maya.
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