Eve vs Maia
Eve and Maiacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Eve was ranked #75 and Maia #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Eve was ranked #124 and Maia #164 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Eve was ranked #144 and Maia #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eve was ranked #242 and Maia #190 among girls in England and Wales.
Eve and Maia over time
Eve and Maia appear together in 3 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Eve held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Maia in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2022, Maia moved ahead of Eve in England and Wales · Girls — #181 and #210 the year before became #252 and #184.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Maia rose about as far as Eve fell — from #127 and #753 in 1996 to #242 and #190 in 2024.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Eve #50 in 2001, Maia #176 in 2001.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Eve held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Maia in 4.
Highest recorded here: Eve #50 in 2001, Maia #176 in 2001.
The order changed in 2022: Maia moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #181 and #210; by 2022 that had become #252 and #184.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eve #242, Maia #190.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1999–2025
Eve held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Maia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Eve #45 in 2011, Maia #118 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eve #75, Maia #213.
Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1999–2024
Eve held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Maia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Eve #36 in 2006, Maia #132 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eve #144, Maia #253.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Eve | Maia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A genuinely multi-origin name rather than one shared etymology. In Maori, maia (usually written with a macron, maia) is an adjective/noun meaning 'brave, bold, confident' — Te Aka also separately lists Maia as an alternate name for Waiti, a star in the Pleiades cluster. In Greek and Roman mythology, Maia was the eldest of the seven Pleiades, mother of Hermes by Zeus, with a proposed meaning of 'good mother', possibly a nursery-form of the word for 'mother'. It is also used as a form of Maria in Estonian and Basque. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Genuinely multiple, independent origins — Maori, Greek/Roman mythology, and Estonian/Basque |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmai̯a/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #75 (2025) | Norway · Girls #131 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maia has a recorded origin (Genuinely multiple, independent origins — Maori, Greek/Roman mythology, and Estonian/Basque); Eve does not have one recorded yet.
- Eve has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Maia.
- A meaning is recorded for Maia; Eve doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Eve
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #300 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #36 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Maia
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #584 among girls in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1999–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #131 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls