Mayte

Meaning: Love
Origin: Variant of Maite · In Basque; also a nickname for María Teresa or María Esther (from Basque)

Girl's name · #2713 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Mayte reached its best rank, #1031, in 2006 and ranked #2713 in 2025. Roughly 3,500 girls have been named Mayte since 1963.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#147 in Mexico (2024) · #291 in Ecuador (2025).

Famous Maytes

Mayte Martínez — Athletics competitor
Mayte Martín — Flamenco and Latin American music singer and songwriter
Mayte Garcia — American singer, actor and dancer
Mayte Rodríguez Arregui — Chilean actress and model
Maytê Piragibe — Brazilian actress

What Maytes become

Among 49 notable people named Mayte:

Entertainers appear 2.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mayte Martín, Flamenco and Latin American music singer and songwriter.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Maite (#1195), Mayte would rank around #983 with about 260 births last year — the newborns split about 75/25 between Maite and Mayte.

Similar names: Maite · Evolet · Mayah · Elliette · Anali · Maira

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