US rank #1996 Girls' name Peak 2006 3,439 births

Mayte — #1996 US girls' name

3,439 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.

1960s191970s1491980s1681990s5112000s11282010s11102020s354
#1996
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Mayte was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

249 babies were named Mayte in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mayte

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,439 babies named Mayte between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mayte currently holds the #1996 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 249 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mayte performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Mayte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 951 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Mayte in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mayte in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,439 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mayte at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,439

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2006

249 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,996

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mayte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
249
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Mayte by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,128 births that decade — 33% of Mayte's all-time total
1960s191970s1491980s1681990s5112000s11282010s11102020s354

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
951 27.7%
#2 Texas
896 26.1%
#3 Illinois
115 3.3%
#4 Arizona
87 2.5%
#5 Florida
84 2.4%
#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 27.7%
Even split

951 of 3,439 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?
3,439 babies have been named Mayte since 1963. It currently ranks #1996 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 249 births.
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 (951 births), Texas (896 births), Illinois (115 births).
How long has the name Mayte been used?
Mayte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.