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Meaning of the nameMaitê

Maitê is a Brazilian feminine name that Wiktionary describes as a blend of the names Maria and Teresa.

Meaning

The meaning of Maitê 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)
59,696
Rank in Brazil
#506
Median age
2 years
2010 Census
6,075
people

Maitê in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Maitê, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (39,533 people).

59,138 women 558 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 Maitê is most common

States with the highest share of people named Maitê in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Distrito Federal 0.057%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.055%
  3. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.046%
  4. Santa Catarina 0.041%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.040%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo16,5700.037%
Rio de Janeiro8,7910.055%
Rio Grande do Sul4,0780.038%
Minas Gerais3,8460.019%
Santa Catarina3,1530.041%
Paraná2,9140.026%
Bahia2,4150.017%
Pará2,2550.028%
Goiás1,6730.024%
Distrito Federal1,6010.057%
Espírito Santo1,5230.040%
Ceará1,4810.017%
Mato Grosso do Sul1,2640.046%
Mato Grosso1,2410.034%
Maranhão1,1350.017%
Pernambuco8200.009%
Amazonas8070.021%
Paraíba6710.017%
Rio Grande do Norte6010.018%
Alagoas5330.017%
Sergipe4320.020%
Tocantins4040.027%
Piauí3980.012%
Rondônia3710.024%
Amapá2840.039%
Acre2830.034%
Roraima1520.024%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Maitê

Wiktionary records Maitê as a feminine name used in Brazil, formed from Maria and Teresa. The meaning of Maitê is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 59,696 people named Maitê, with a median age of 2, and almost all were born from 2010 onward. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Maite as a Galician variant and Maiter, Maithe, Mayte and Maythe as spelling variants. Proportionally, it is most common in the Distrito Federal.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Maitê · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maite · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Maitê

What does the name Maitê mean?

The meaning of Maitê 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 Maitê in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 59,696 people with the first name Maitê, which ranks it number 506 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Maitê a boy's or a girl's name?

Maitê is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 59,138 women and 558 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Maitê?

Maitê is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Maitê most common?

Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.057% of the state's population is named Maitê (1,601 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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