Meaning of the nameMaique
- Male
- Mai-que
Maique is a male name of uncertain origin, listed in the dictionary of names as a spelling variant of Maik.
Meaning
The meaning of Maique 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)
- 3,519
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,488
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,047
- people
Maique in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maique, 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 (1,605 people).
55 women 3,464 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 Maique is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maique in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 630 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 501 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 374 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 329 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 254 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 170 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 162 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 142 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 113 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 104 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 94 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 74 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 68 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 62 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 53 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 36 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 32 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maique
The origin of the spelling Maique is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists it among the spelling variants of Maik, along with Maick, Mayque and Maiqui. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,519 people named Maique, with a median age of 25, almost always men and mostly born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maik · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Maique
What does the name Maique mean?
The meaning of Maique 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 Maique in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,519 people with the first name Maique, which ranks it number 3,488 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maique a boy's or a girl's name?
Maique is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 55 women and 3,464 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Maique most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Maique (501 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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