Maie
Maie is a name with a single cultural origin: Estonian.
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Maie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maie is a name with a single cultural origin: Estonian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Estonian
The Story of Maie
The earliest SSA record of Maie as a baby girl name dates back to 1885, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Maie — #2,941 in the national rankings. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Maies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1935 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 197 Maies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Maie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Maie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Maie
Maie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 197 births in the dataset. Maie's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,941. Use the chart and map above to compare Maie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.