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Maia

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Meaning and origin
Maia is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Latin nurse, mother, goddess of spring; great `.

Where is it used?
The name Maia is mainly used in Roman Mythology.

More `Maia` links
Maia as abbreviation
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Maia in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Maia

Maia appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 608.. 2006 was a `top year` for the name Maia. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #509. The last time Maia appeared among the most common names was in 1996. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	608
2006	509
2005	523
2004	562
2003	565
2002	533
2001	604
2000	548
1999	586
1998	538
1997	667
1996	823
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See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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Alexandra
Me and my boyfriend called our daughter Maia it was the only name we both agreed on, we love it and so do both our families, its different and we like that.
Jillian
I have always love this name and if i have a girl it will be Maia Lynn. Lynn is for my mom but i just found out Maia means goddess of spring. Now i love it even more!!!

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