BABY NAMES
Maya
Sanskrit
 Up in popularity
 Down in popularity
 Best bet
 Unisex
Perhaps reflecting the new global culture, Maya, which translates to almost every language -- Japanese, Spanish, Hebrew -- has had a huge upswing in popularity over the past few years.

Variations
Mayja, Maia, Mayi, Moia, Maiah, Moja, Maja, Moya, Myah, May, Maie, Mya, Maaja
Popularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
Maya
About name popularity rankings
You may find some surprises -- for example, who knew Jennifer was a boy's name? Because this feature uses actual Social Security data, it includes the human error that attends a large survey, but it still reliably reflects the patterns of naming fashion.