MayaName meaning, origin and popularity
Maya is a girl’s name of Sanskrit / Indian origin. Its traditional meaning is “illusion”.
Maya at a glance
- Meaning
- illusion
- Origin
- Sanskrit / Indian
- Gender
- Girl
- Letters
- 4
- First letter
- M
- NSW rank 2025
- #53 for girls
How popular is Maya in Australia?
In 2025, Maya was number 53 in the NSW top 100 for girls, with 124 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 39. Its highest rank for girls was number 28 in 2021, and it has been in the top 100 in 25 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (girls) | – | – | – | #72 | #55 | #39 | #53 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Maya
Other Sanskrit / Indian names for girls (including unisex names):
- NandiniSanskrit / Indian
- NishaSanskrit / Indian
- PadmaSanskrit / Indian
- PoojaSanskrit / Indian
- PriyaSanskrit / Indian
- RadhaSanskrit / Indian
- RaniSanskrit / Indian
- ShantiSanskrit / Indian
- SitaSanskrit / Indian
- TanviSanskrit / Indian
- TaraSanskrit / Indian
- UshaSanskrit / Indian
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