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Why parents love Maui- Maui IS the most important Polynesian demigod.Pulled islands AND lassoed the sun.Maui IS Hawaii's most beautiful island.Two syllables with a warm, Polynesian sound: MOW-ee.The most directly demigod name.
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The vibe of Maui
the demigodfrom the islandPolynesianMauiimportantpulled islandslassoed sunHawaiibeautiful
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Origin & history of Maui
Polynesian Maui (demigod)
→ Maui, Hawaii
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Hawaiian / Polynesian roots
Maui IS the most important demigod — pulled islands AND lassoed the sun. Hawaii's most beautiful.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Polynesian; Maui, Hawaii.
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Today
Maui remains a beloved choice, ranking #6042 in the US. 370 babies have been named Maui since 1997.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Maui?
2017
peak year
The name Maui reached its peak in 2017, with 42 registrations (ranked #2873). It had only entered records 20 years earlier, in 1997. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #6042) today, averaging about 24 new babies per year. Maui's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 370 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
42
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,873)
(ranked #2,873)
24
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
240
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
370
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Maui8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
Maui's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — demigod adventure. People named Maui tend to be warm, powerful, and gifted at being the demigod who lassoed the sun.
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Most important demigod lassoed sun✦
Pulled-islands◈
Hawaii-beautiful◎
Warm-Polynesian♡
Maximum-powerM4
A1
U3
I9
Sum: 17 → Life path 8
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Personality of Maui💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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