Given name
Maiken
Maiken is a feminine given name. It is used in Danish, Estonian, and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Maiken isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maiken through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 2004.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maiken’s family of names
In Danish usage, Maiken is a nickname for Maria. In Danish usage, Maiken shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form MAJKEN. In German usage, Maiken has a related form in Maike.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Maiken has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maiken
- Maiken Caspersen FallaNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1990
- Maiken Fruergaardbadminton playerborn 1995
- Maiken PapeDanish tennis playerborn 1978
- Maiken NedergaardDanish neuroscientistborn 1957
- Maiken PiusEstonian actress (born 1985)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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