Maya-Mae
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MY-a-MAY
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Maya-Mae is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “illusion (in Sanskrit) + the month of May”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maya-Mae mean?
Sanskrit: Maya + Mae
“illusion (in Sanskrit) + the month of May”
Joins Maya (Sanskrit, “illusion (in Sanskrit)”) and Mae (English, “the month of May”).
Meanings borrowed from Maya and Mae.
Is Maya-Mae a girl's or a boy's name?
Maya-Mae is a girls' name.
How popular is Maya-Mae in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 9 girls.
Maya-Mae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
Names like Maya-Mae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nusaybah, Ayah, Maya, Ayzal, Amal, Mirha, Abeeha, Halima, Safa, Rehmat, Khadija, Amira
Names related to Maya-Mae
More Sanskrit names
Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
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, “Maya-Mae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maya-mae, updated 20 October 2026.