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Maya

Maya ranks #39 out of 5,428 girl dog names in our data (the #1 girl dog name is Bella). Across all 15 places, 878 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #43 among girl cat names.
Maya's popularity trend

Maya's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2024.

0.05%0.1%0.15%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
878
across 15 places
Popularity rank
#39
of 5,428 girl dog names
5-year rank move
−4
2020 → 2025
Gender split
99% girls
99% girls1% boys
What does Maya mean?
/ˈmaɪə/2 syllablesOrigin: Hebrew, Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit

Maya is a genuinely multicultural name: it appears independently across Hebrew, Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin naming traditions, and there isn't a single agreed-upon root it traces back to. Rather than one fixed origin, it's better understood as a name several cultures arrived at separately, each carrying its own associations.

Short, soft, and easy to call out, Maya has a gentle, worldly feel. It suits a pet with a calm, curious presence, a name that sounds at home anywhere.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Maya shows up

Maya's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

TorontoCanada0.7%
CambridgeUnited States of America0.2%
ZürichSwitzerland0.2%
SeattleUnited States of America0.2%
WorcesterUnited States of America0.2%
Maple RidgeCanada0.2%
New York CityUnited States of America0.1%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.1%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia0.1%
Noosa ShireAustralia0.1%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland0.1%
Surf Coast ShireAustralia0.1%
BurnsideAustralia0.1%
DarwinAustralia0.1%
PlayfordAustralia0.0%

Names like Maya

MayMaybelleMaybeMaylaMaybelMayzieMaybellineKayaRayaNayaAmayaAya

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