girl's name
Maite
- Origin Basque
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 12,212
Ireland
#616
as Maitê, 2025
Maite is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 193 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Maite is a name of Basque origin.
- Peaked in France in 1987, when 300 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1932.
Maite over time
Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 40 |
| 1940s | 235 |
| 1950s | 505 |
| 1960s | 595 |
| 1970s | 1,490 |
| 1980s | 2,540 |
| 1990s | 1,600 |
| 2000s | 85 |
| 2010s | 65 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Maite?
In 2025, Maite was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maite is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Maite is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maïté | Maïté is a rare spelling of Maite, written with an acute accent and recorded about 1,390 times, mostly in France. | 1,390 |
| Maïte | Maïte is a rare spelling of Maite, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 185 times, mostly in France. | 185 |
| Maité | Maité is a rare spelling of Maite, written with an acute accent and recorded about 75 times, mostly in France. | 75 |
| Maitê | Maitê is Maite written with a circumflex, used in Ireland, where it ranks #616. | 22 |
Names that peaked alongside Maite
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maite also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maite over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Maite in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Mayte
Sibling names for Maite
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maite — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maite
How popular is the name Maite?
In 2025, Maite was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maite a girl's or a boy's name?
Maite is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maite most popular?
Maite peaked in 1987, when 300 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maite a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maite currently ranks #616 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.