Maya
Maya is a female given name: 100% of people named Maya are women, and it is recorded as female in 14 of the 14 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Bulgaria, Israel
- US births since 1880
- 157 male / 91,608 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Maya
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Maya," in English, "Guten Tag Maya," in German. Maya is a female given name: about 100% of people named Maya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Maya,
German
Guten Tag Maya,
French
Bonjour Maya,
Spanish
Estimado/a Maya:
Chinese
Maya您好：
Japanese
Maya様
English
Hi Maya,
German
Hi Maya,
French
Salut Maya,
Spanish
Hola Maya,
Chinese
Maya你好：
Japanese
Mayaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Bulgaria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Georgia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| India and Sri Lanka | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Japan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 14 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
157 male · 91,608 female · 91,765 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Maya a male or female name?
Maya is a female given name: 100% of people named Maya are women, and it is recorded as female in 14 of the 14 countries covered.
How do I address Maya in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Maya," in English, "Guten Tag Maya," in German. Maya is a female given name: about 100% of people named Maya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Maya a unisex name?
Maya is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Maya are men. Maya leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Maya a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maya (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_maya,
title = {Is Maya a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maya},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}