Girls' name · since 1968
Maite
4,466 babies named Maite in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,196 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,466
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maite is the #1196 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,466 recorded since 1968.
Maite has 4,466 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1196 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #2,768 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,196 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,466 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maite ranks #2,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,196 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,466 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,196 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,466
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maite's 4,466 recorded births place it above 96.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maite compares
4,466 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maite's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maite | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,466 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 244 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maite's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maite's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 244, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maite popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 244
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Maite by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,811 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Maite's strongest decade.
1,811 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Maite births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 105
1970s
105 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 340
1990s
340 births
- 2000s
2000s
976 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,811 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,102 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,811 births (41% of all-time use).
How Maite compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maite's total volume
Maite by state
Where Maite concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,077 | 24.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 898 | 20.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 205 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 158 | 3.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 117 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 108 | 2.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 79 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 73 | 1.6% |
1,077 of 4,466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Maite appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maite's data
- Maite's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,811 total births) through the 2020s (1,102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maites (1,077 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Maite
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maite: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maite draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.