Fun Facts About the Name Maie
- 197 babies named Maie: U.S. records list 197 babies given the name Maie from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maie Mean?
Maie is an Estonian feminine given name, a variant of Mai. Mai is usually explained as a form of the month name May, from Latin Maius, the month linked to Maia, an early Roman goddess of spring and increase. The same short name is also used in Estonia as a form of Maria (Mary) and Margareeta (Margaret).
Where the month name is the source, the literal sense is simply "May" or "of May." Where Maria is the source, the sense is whatever Maria means; that etymology is itself disputed, with "beloved" and "bitter" among the explanations offered. The two lines are not always separable for a particular bearer.
Maie Name History & Origins
Maie is formed from Mai with the ending -e, a common closing element in Estonian women's names such as Malle, Salme, and Ilme. In Estonian, mai is the ordinary word for the month of May, and the overlap between the month name and the personal name is part of why the short forms Mai and Maie are common.
Estonian names were recorded for centuries in parish registers kept in German by Baltic German clergy, and from the nineteenth century, as Estonian-language culture developed, Estonian speakers used more names that were not simply German. Mai and its shorter variants belong to that stock of brief, internationally recognizable names in Estonian use.
How Popular is the Name Maie?
Maie has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1921. Its best rank was #1,061 in 1890.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | #4,635 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,824 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #3,837 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1922 | #4,799 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #3,078 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #4,618 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,950 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #2,823 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1914 | #2,782 | 8 | 0.0011% |
| 1913 | #2,703 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1912 | #2,074 | 9 | 0.0016% |
| 1911 | #2,709 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1909 | #2,131 | 6 | 0.0017% |
| 1908 | #2,009 | 6 | 0.0018% |
| 1907 | #2,261 | 5 | 0.0016% |
| 1906 | #2,118 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1904 | #1,589 | 7 | 0.0025% |
| 1902 | #1,536 | 7 | 0.0027% |
| 1901 | #1,841 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1900 | #1,673 | 7 | 0.0023% |
| 1899 | #1,519 | 6 | 0.0026% |
| 1898 | #1,619 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1896 | #1,737 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1894 | #1,620 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| 1893 | #1,374 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1891 | #1,450 | 5 | 0.0027% |
| 1890 | #1,061 | 8 | 0.0042% |
| 1888 | #1,404 | 5 | 0.0028% |
| 1887 | #1,241 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1886 | #1,212 | 5 | 0.0035% |
| 1885 | #1,144 | 5 | 0.0038% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Maie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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