Meaning of the nameMayke
- Male
- May-ke
Mayke is a spelling of the name Maike.
Meaning
The meaning of Mayke 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)
- 3,432
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,544
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,180
- people
Mayke in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mayke, 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 (1,515 people).
51 women 3,381 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 Mayke is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mayke in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 576 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 412 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 320 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 235 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 234 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 195 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 143 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 142 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 131 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 111 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 105 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 102 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 94 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 67 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 61 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 58 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 54 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 50 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Mayke
It swaps the I for Y, in a pattern common in Brazilian names. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
About the name Maike
Wiktionary records Maike in German as a diminutive of the feminine name Maria, coming from Low German or West Frisian, and Behind the Name lists it as a Frisian diminutive of Maria. In Brazil, however, Maike and Mayke are almost always male, and the origin of this use is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Maik, with a similar pronunciation and also almost always male, with spellings such as Maick, Maiky and Mayque. Among the people named Maike, most were born in the 1990s and 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,443 people named Maike; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Other spellings of Maike
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Maike | 9,443 |
| Mayke | 3,432 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Maike · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Maike · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maik · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Mayke
What does the name Mayke mean?
The meaning of Mayke 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 Mayke in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,432 people with the first name Mayke, which ranks it number 3,544 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Mayke a boy's or a girl's name?
Mayke is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 51 women and 3,381 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Mayke most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Mayke (143 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mayke?
Maike. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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