Maita
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MY-ta
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Maita is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
Where does Maita come from?
Possibly Shona, from maita 'thank you'
Is Maita a girl's or a boy's name?
Maita is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maita in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Maita, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2018, with 5 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Maita in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
Names like Maita
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rosa, Maeva, Mila, Maya, Margot, Cora, Amara, Nora, Hana, Luna, Mabel, Dua
Names related to Maita
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maita: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maita, updated 20 October 2026.