girl's name
Maitena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 845
Maitena is a girl's name. In 2016 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 2004, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1926.
Maitena over time
Births per decade in France, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2016, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 50 |
| 1950s | 60 |
| 1960s | 40 |
| 1970s | 110 |
| 1980s | 120 |
| 1990s | 120 |
| 2000s | 240 |
| 2010s (to 2016) | 80 |
| 2020s (to 2016) | 15 |
How popular is Maitena?
In 2016, Maitena was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Maitena is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maïtena | Maïtena is a rare spelling of Maitena, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 75 times, mostly in France. | 75 |
Names that peaked alongside Maitena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maitena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maitena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maitena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maitena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maitena
Is Maitena a girl's or a boy's name?
Maitena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maitena most popular?
Maitena peaked in 2004, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Maitena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maitena currently ranks #4,311 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.