Maico
A Japanese name of disputed meaning and origins.
Name Census estimates that about 153 living Americans carry the first name Maico. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Maico today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maico births was 2002 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maico. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
153
~ 1 in 2,240,224 Americans
Peak year
2002
11 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,508
Tracked since 1990
Census
Maico in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 229 people with the first name Maico, which placed it at #35,223 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,223
National first-name rank
People counted
229
229 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
81.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maico
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maico is Hispanic at 81.2%. The next largest groups are White (9.2%) and Black (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Maico described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Maico at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino81.2% · 186
- White9.2% · 21
- Black or African American3.9% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 7
- Two or more races2.2% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Maico: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maico from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 55 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Maico remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maico by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Maico during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Maico
The name Maico is believed to have its origins in the Japanese language. It is a diminutive form of the Japanese name Masakazu, which means "righteous" or "truth" and is derived from the words "masa" meaning "righteous" and "kazu" meaning "number" or "many".
In Japan, the name Maico first gained popularity during the Heian period (794-1185 CE), when it was commonly used for both males and females. During this time, it was often associated with the noble and aristocratic classes.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Maico can be found in the Kojiki, an ancient Japanese chronicle dating back to the early 8th century. It mentions a prince named Maico no Mikoto, who was the son of Emperor Ojin.
Throughout Japanese history, there have been several notable individuals with the name Maico. One of the most famous was Maico Akasaka (1904-1988), a renowned Japanese photographer known for his portraits of actors and celebrities in the early 20th century.
Another notable figure was Maico Kemura (1909-1992), a Japanese painter and artist who was highly regarded for her traditional Japanese-style paintings and woodblock prints.
In the realm of literature, Maico Hiraga (1932-2004) was a prominent Japanese novelist and essayist who wrote extensively on social and cultural issues.
Maico Akiyama (1935-2013) was a renowned Japanese mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of algebraic geometry.
Outside of Japan, the name Maico has also been used, albeit less commonly. For instance, Maico Buncio (1957-2010) was a respected Brazilian artist and sculptor known for his large-scale public installations.
While the name Maico is still used in Japan today, it is less common than in previous centuries. However, it remains an important part of Japanese cultural heritage and continues to hold meaning and significance for those who bear it.
People
Maico + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maico as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Maico: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maico?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 153 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maico going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,240,224 US residents.
Is Maico a common name?
We classify Maico as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 155 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maico most popular?
The single biggest year for Maico was 2002, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maico is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Maico in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 229 people with the name Maico, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,223 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Maico in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Maico?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Maico leans strongly male. 223 people counted with this name were male (98.2%), compared with 4 female bearers (1.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Maico?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maico is Hispanic at 81.2%. The next largest groups are White (9.2%) and Black (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Maico most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Maico in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.2% (186 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Maico in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maico a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maico in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Maico still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maico in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Maico can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Maico?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Maico, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.