Maya
Maya is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, ranked #18 in popularity, meaning Dream; mother; good one.
What Maya means
Dream; mother; good one.
Maya is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Maya comes from
Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.
Maya is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Maya?
Maya is ranked #18, firmly inside the top twenty-five. It is familiar without being unavoidable: widely known, easy to spell, and still not on every register.
The character of Maya
Maya sits in our Dream group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Dream
Names like Maya
These share Maya's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Aisling — A dream; a vision.
- Dream — A cherished hope or vision.
- Reverie — A pleasant daydream.
- Meera — Devotee; prosperous.
- Aahana — First rays of the morning sun.
- Ananya — Unique; matchless.
- Anvi — A goddess; one who follows.
- Avani — The earth.
- Avni — The earth.
- Diya — Lamp, light.
- Esha — Desire; pure.
- Gauri — Fair; the goddess Parvati.