Maiia
A Greek name meaning "good mother", carried into Poland mostly by Ukrainian families who spell it this way. It stays rare: most Poles will never meet a Maiia, and only a handful of girls were given it last year.
Maiia Pronunciation
Maiia is pronounced MAHY-yah (/ˈmajja/).
What Maiia means
Where Maiia comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Maiia is the Ukrainian spelling of a name with Greek roots. The word behind it is Maia (Μαῖα), which meant mother, and more warmly a good mother, a nurse, an older woman addressed with respect. Origin: Greek. So the short meaning, dobra matka, sits close to the oldest sense rather than arriving late.
In Greek myth Maia was the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes. The Romans linked her to spring growth, and the month of May still bears her name.
In Poland the same name appears as Maja, and around the world as Maya. A class register can hold all three at once, each read in turn. The Ukrainian Maiia and the Polish Maja answer to the same Greek Maia, good mother.
How many people are named Maiia
1 in 11100 women in Poland is named Maiia. 2,031 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #701 among female names.
Maiia's popularity over time
9 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #740 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2019. Still the #701 name among living women, even as it slips to #740 among newborns.
Where Maiia is most popular
Maiia is most popular in Lower Silesian, 535% above the national average (6 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Łódź (+162%) and Lesser Poland (+47%).
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Lower Silesian6 girls born+535%
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Łódź2 girls born+162%
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Lesser Poland2 girls born+47%
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Masovian3 girls born+41%