Gloria vs Maia
Gloria 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2022, Gloria was ranked #445 and Maia #124 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Gloria was ranked #638 and Maia #190 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Gloria was ranked #413 and Maia #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Gloria and Maia over time
Gloria and Maia appear together in 3 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Maia held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Gloria 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.
Maia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Gloria in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Gloria held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maia in 29.
Highest recorded here: Gloria #553 in 2018, Maia #176 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Gloria #638, Maia #190.
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 2002–2025
Gloria held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Maia in 22.
Highest recorded here: Gloria #266 in 2022, Maia #118 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Gloria #413, Maia #213.
Norway · Girls14 shared years, 1983–2022
Gloria held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Maia in 12.
Highest recorded here: Gloria #399 in 2017, Maia #95 in 2020.
The order changed in 2000: Maia moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #646 and #659; by 2000 that had become #595 and #203.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Gloria #445, Maia #124.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Maia
Pairs where Maia shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Maia vs Hedvig
Maia and Hedvig changed places 17 times in Norway · Girls between 1979 and 2025, ending at #131 and #19.
Maia · Hedvig · 42 shared years, 1979–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Charlotte vs Maia
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Charlotte #1 in 2006, Maia #15 in 2005.
Charlotte · Maia · 25 shared years, 1999–2023 · Peaked in the same years
- Ella vs Maia
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Ella #1 in 2007, Maia #15 in 2005.
Ella · Maia · 25 shared years, 1999–2023 · Peaked in the same years
- Emma vs Maia
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Emma #1 in 2003, Maia #15 in 2005.
Emma · Maia · 25 shared years, 1999–2023 · Peaked in the same years
Side by side
| Field | Gloria | 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 | /ˈmai̯a/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | Norway · Girls #131 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 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); Gloria does not have one recorded yet.
- Gloria has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Maia.
- A meaning is recorded for Maia; Gloria doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ.
How each name got here
Gloria
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #86 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1953
Highest recorded position: #86 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1953).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 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