Girls' name · since 1963

Mayte

3,503 babies named Mayte in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,256 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,700 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,503
born since 1963
2000s
peak decade

Mayte currently ranks #2700 among girls' names in America, with 3,503 babies recorded since 1963.

Social Security Administration records show Mayte recorded 3,503 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #2700 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.

  • #3,256 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,700 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,503 born since 1963
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayte ranks #3,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,700 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,503 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,256 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,700 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,503
born since 1963
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%84.3%
Mayte vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Mayte's 3,503 recorded births place it above 95.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

15 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Mayte compares

3,503 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Mayte's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mayte Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,503 376 567,345
Peak-year births 249 21 19,840

Mayte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mayte splits its recorded history at 1996: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 249 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mayte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
249
Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
0100200300 196319751983199119992007201520232025 64

Mayte by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,128 births, 32% of the file).

2000s was Mayte's strongest decade.

1,128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Mayte births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,128 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Mayte 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 Mayte's total volume

Mayte vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3.2%-128, 3.4%-50, 4.8%-115, 3.7%-46, 6.5%-80, 3.2%-73, 5.3%-114, 3.4%-70, 7%-55, 4.3%-50, 5.1%-34, 7.9%-31, 8.2%-139, 1.7%-54, 3.2%Mayte-63, 7.1%Mayte
Mayte vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Mayte by state

Where Mayte concentrates geographically, total births since 1963

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mayte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
960 27.4%
#2 Texas
912 26.0%
#3 Illinois
121 3.5%
#4 Florida
89 2.5%
#5 Arizona
87 2.5%
#6 Colorado
35 1.0%
#7 North Carolina
30 0.9%
#8 New York
29 0.8%
California share of Mayte's total US births 27.4%
Even split

960 of 3,503 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Mayte appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mayte?
Since 1963, Social Security records show 3,503 babies named Mayte. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,256 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,700 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 249 births.
Where does Mayte sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayte ranks #3,256 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,700 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mayte most popular?
Mayte was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,128 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Mayte most popular?
The top states for the name Mayte are California (960 births), Texas (912 births), Illinois (121 births).
How long has the name Mayte been used?
Mayte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 63 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mayte?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maya, May, Mayra, Mayme, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Mayte's data

  • Mayte's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,128 total births) through the 2020s (418) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Maytes (960 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.

Keep exploring Mayte

Nearby Names Like Mayte

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mayte

Names with a similar popularity rank to Mayte

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mayte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1963–2025 (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 Mayte 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.