Maike
A feminine German form of the name Mary, of Hebrew derivation meaning "beloved" or "wished for child".
Name Census estimates that about 10 living Americans carry the first name Maike. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 50.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Maike today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maike births was 1986 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maike. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Maike. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
10
~ 1 in 34,275,434 Americans
Peak year
1986
5 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,024
Tracked since 1986
Census
Maike in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 275 people with the first name Maike, which placed it at #31,234 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
#31,234
National first-name rank
People counted
275
275 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maike
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maike is White at 73.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.6%). 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 Maike 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 Maike at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.8% · 203
- Hispanic or Latino15.6% · 43
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 10
- Two or more races3.6% · 10
- Black or African American2.2% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Maike
Maike is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 10 total registrations, 5 (50.0%) were male and 5 (50.0%) were female.
Maike as a male name
- Ranked #13,434 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (5 births)
Maike as a female name
- Ranked #12,024 in 1986
- 5 female births in 1986
- Peak: 1986 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Maike on both sides of the split. Of the 275 people counted with this name, 57 were male (20.7%) and 218 were female (79.3%).
Popularity
Maike: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maike from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 5 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maike 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 Maike 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 Maike
The given name Maike is of German origin and is a diminutive form of the name Maria. It is believed to have originated in the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century, as a pet name derived from the more formal name Maria.
The name Maria itself comes from the ancient Hebrew name Miryam, which is derived from the Hebrew word "mar" meaning "bitter" or "beloved." The name was popularized by the Christian tradition due to its association with the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
While there are no known historical references to the name Maike in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it has been used as a given name for centuries in German-speaking regions.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Maike was Maike de Smet, a Flemish painter who lived in the 16th century, born in 1550. Her paintings were highly regarded during her time, and she was known for her portraits and religious works.
Another notable figure was Maike Smit, a Dutch artist and engraver who lived in the 17th century, born in 1620. She was renowned for her intricate etchings and engravings, which depicted various scenes from daily life and nature.
In the 19th century, Maike Melle was a German writer and poet who was born in 1825. She wrote several collections of poetry and short stories, many of which explored themes of love, nature, and the human experience.
In the 20th century, Maike Kohl-Richter was a German politician who served as a member of the Bundestag (the German parliament) from 1987 to 2009. She was born in 1944 and was known for her advocacy for women's rights and environmental protection.
Another notable figure is Maike van der Duin, a Dutch swimmer who competed in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She was born in 1991 and won multiple medals in various swimming events, including the bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
People
Maike + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maike 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
Maike: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maike?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maike 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 34,275,434 US residents.
Is Maike a common name?
We classify Maike as "Very Rare". It ranks above 28.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maike most popular?
The single biggest year for Maike was 1986, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maike is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Maike in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 275 people with the name Maike, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,234 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 Maike 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 Maike?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Maike on both sides of the split. Of the 275 people counted with this name, 57 were male (20.7%) and 218 were female (79.3%). 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 Maike?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maike is White at 73.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (3.6%). 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 Maike most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Maike in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.8% (203 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 Maike in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maike a female name?
Yes, 50.0% of people registered as Maike in the SSA data are female. 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 Maike still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maike 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 Maike 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 Americans are named Maike?
See how many people share the name Maike on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.