Meaning of the nameMaiko
- Male
- Mai-ko
Maiko is a spelling of the name Maico.
Meaning
The meaning of Maiko is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,140
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,883
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,468
- people
Maiko in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maiko, 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 (798 people).
0 women 2,130 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 Maiko is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maiko in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 317 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 253 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 211 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 188 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 158 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 119 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 103 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 102 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 95 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 93 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 80 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 61 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 40 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Maiko
It swaps the C for K; proportionally, this spelling is most common in Santa Catarina.
About the name Maico
The origin of the spelling Maico is uncertain. The three spellings in the group begin with the same sound, written with I (Maico, Maiko) or with Y (Mayco), and they also vary between C and K. It is an almost always male name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1980s and 1990s; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,919 people named Maico, with a median age of 30.
Other spellings of Maico
Questions about the name Maiko
What does the name Maiko mean?
The meaning of Maiko is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Maiko in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,140 people with the first name Maiko, which ranks it number 4,883 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maiko a boy's or a girl's name?
Maiko is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,130 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Maiko most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Maiko (211 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Maiko?
Maico and Mayco. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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