Maite

“Love, in Basque; also a nickname for María Teresa or María Esther” — Basque origin

Girl's name · #1192 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Maite has appeared in US records since 1968 — best rank #1022 (2011) · 4,466 babies named Maite all-time · 1 in 8,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #2 in Brazil (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Maites

Maite Perroni — Mexican singer, dancer, actress, compositor, producer, host, model, business woman
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane — South African politician
Maite Carranza — Catalan screenwriter, writer and professor
Maite Pagazaurtundúa — Spanish politician and writer
Maite Oroz — Spanish association football player

In stories & tradition

Maite Figueroa — La que se avecina

What Maites become

Among 189 notable people named Maite:

Entertainers appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maite Perroni, Mexican singer, dancer, actress, compositor, producer, host, model, business woman.

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