The word Maya or maya can refer to:

• The Maya — a Native American people of southern Mexico and northern Central America
  • the modern Maya people
  • the pre-Columbian Maya civilization
  • the Maya language
• Maya — a concept in Hindu/Vedic philosophy
  • a state of misperception of reality
  • the inherent force of the Divine Mother (Devi)
• Maya — a concept in Sikh philosophy
  • the illusion of physical reality or superimposition of finite perception on the infinite reality
  • the idea of seeing the whole world as an illusion
• Maya — a river in the region of Sakha
• Maya — A computer program (software) by Alias Systems for creating 3D computer graphics
• MAYA — a design consultancy located in Pittsburgh, USA
• Maya – an hour-long television adventure series
• Maya — the common name for the Eurasian Tree Sparrow
• Maya the Bee – a character in a popular German children's book
• Maya, an alien character on the television series Space: 1999
• Maya Angelou – famous author and poet
• Maya Deren – avant-garde filmmaker
• Maya, meaning "yeast" in Turkish
• Maya, the mother of the historical Buddha
• “Maya”, a song by the Incredible String Band
• Maya — an ancient Egyptian personage.

See also:

• Maia