A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Maya
airy · international · streamlined
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name draws from multiple traditions, including Sanskrit for illusion, Hebrew for water, and the Greco-Roman spring goddess Maia. The spelling first entered the American tally around 1940. It climbed steadily as short, open-voweled names gained ground in the late twentieth century.
Also answers toMay, Mai
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1940–2025
SSA Data 1940 peak: 5,053 souls, A.D. 2006 2025
2025: 3,712 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
17 yrs
Most Mayas were born around 2006 — learned to read on a touchscreen.
Peak Reign
2006
№57 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 48%
then Gen Alpha 42% · Millennial 8%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈124K ever born · holding steady
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Maya grew up with
SSA Datathe family iPad·Fortnite dances·slime tutorials
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Maya peaked in 2006.
Estimated average age: 17.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Maya sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Maya sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Maya. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as modern, buoyant, and geographically mobile. With an estimated average age of seventeen, a Maya is pictured carrying a dorm key rather than a mortgage. The two-syllable cadence feels deliberate and uncluttered. She is statistically unlikely to remember life before smartphones.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
About ninety percent of living bearers belong to Generation Z or Generation Alpha.
Field Note 02
The name reached its peak in 2006, when about five thousand newborn girls received it.
Field Note 03
It remains stable in the top hundred without ever having reached the top ten.
Notable Mayas
AI-WrittenMaya Angeloupoet and author, b. 1928
Maya Linarchitect and sculptor, b. 1959
Maya Rudolphactor and comedian, b. 1972
Maya Moorebasketball player, b. 1989
Ephemera — If Maya were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Berkeley
Color
Terracotta
Job
Urban planner
Artifact
Reusable canvas tote
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