Maite

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Maite

Say it: MAI-teh

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Meaning

Basque maite 'beloved, dear'; also used as a contraction of María Teresa.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Beloved

Its wave through time

In the United States

05101518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2011per 100,000 babies of that sex
  • 3,510 babies given this name since 1968
  • At its height in 2011, about 1 in 7,200 girls
  • 150 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

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Where this comes from

  • National birth statistics of European countries source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.