Maya: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Maya year by year

Maya climbs 1 place from 2024 (ranked 53rd then). Since 2020 (105 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 7%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	52nd	98
2024	53rd	100
2023	41st	126
2022	42nd	123
2021	55th	116
2020	57th	105

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Maya since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Maya appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2007, with 258 babies. The strongest decade is the 2000s (1,800 babies). Since 1980, about 4,533 children in Québec have been named Maya.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Maya in Québec in 2025?

98 girls were named Maya in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 52nd rank among girl names.

Is Maya a popular name in Québec?

Maya ranks 52nd among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Maya given most often?

In 2007, with 258 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Maya a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Maya only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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