Given name & surname
Maita
“one who is dearly loved”
Maita is a variant of Maitane. One English interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maita is a variant of Maitane. One English interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maita is a variant of Maitane. An origin associated with Maitane is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 5 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 1942. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 226 as a first name in 2020; 567 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maita’s family of names
Maita has a related form in Maitane. In Greek usage, Maita as a surname is a transliteration of Μάιτα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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