Meaning of the nameMaiki
- Male
- Mai-ki
Maiki and Maiky are Brazilian spellings listed as spelling variants of Maik, a German name that Wiktionary describes as a phonetic spelling of Mike.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 774 people named Maiki, the 9,884th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 26, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Maiki is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 774
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,884
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,001
- people
Maiki in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maiki, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (389 people).
30 women 744 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Maiki is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maiki in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 169 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 124 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 117 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 100 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 39 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 23 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 15 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 15 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maiki
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups Maiki and Maiky, with Maick and Mayky, among the spelling variants of Maik. Wiktionary records Maik, in German, as a phonetic spelling of Mike, a short form of Michael. The origin of the Brazilian spellings with a final i or y is not documented, so the meaning is not given as known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,015 people named Maiky, the most common spelling of the group, almost always male and born mostly in the 1990s and 2000s.
The spelling with a final i is the least frequent in the group, and keeps the k of Maik.
Other spellings of Maiki
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Maiky | 1,015 |
| Maiki | 774 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maik · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Maik · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Mike · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Maiki
What does the name Maiki mean?
The meaning of Maiki is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Maiki in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 774 people with the first name Maiki, which ranks it number 9,884 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maiki a boy's or a girl's name?
Maiki is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 744 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Maiki most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Maiki (124 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Maiki?
Maiky. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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