Mayte
Meaning
“Spanish blend of the names María and Teresa”
The story
Mayte is a Spanish contraction of María Teresa, two of the tradition's most substantial names folded into two crisp syllables. The blend form has long been a favorite in Spain and Mexico, and the US curve shows it arriving with recent generations: first registering in the 1970s, firming from the 2000s, and holding its band through the 2020s. That shape reads like family history in miniature, a compact, affectionate form that traveled north and became the official version. Mayte keeps both grandmothers inside it, María and Teresa, while sounding like neither, which is precisely its charm. The contraction is not merely a casual nickname: generations of Spanish-speaking families have used Mayte as the complete written name. Its US curve records that formal life.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mayte peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
4,404 people · the #2,995 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 45,455 · median age 2
Among people named Mayte living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 2,679 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Mayte
Most people given the name Mayte in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Mayte deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Mayte truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Mayte fits with your family’s names and surname.
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