Maja in Japanese

Maja is written マヤ in katakana. Katakana is the script Japanese people use for foreign names, so this is how Maja would appear on a Japanese ID card, a café cup or a name tag.

Our top pick is 真弥 (Maya). 真 means “truth” and 弥 means “ever more”. Other good options are 真八 (Maya) and 真野 (Maya).

Yes. 真弥 is also found in Japan as a girl’s name, read Maya, so it looks natural to Japanese readers. For Maja, it works as both a real-looking Japanese name and a kanji spelling of your own name.

真弥 has 18 strokes in total (真: 10, 弥: 8). It takes some practice to write neatly, so look up the stroke order before trying it with a brush.

Each character in 真弥 has a positive meaning, so it is a reasonable choice. Keep in mind that Japanese people will read it as the meaning of the characters, not instantly as “Maja”. If you want your name to be recognized, katakana (マヤ) is clearer. Either way, ask a native speaker to check the final design.