Mayme

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning beloved; a variant spelling of Mae or Mayme.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Mayme by the numbers

Mayme was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 291 babies in 1915, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Mae

Like Mayme, each of these traces back to Mae: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Maeof the sea; a form of May or Mary108 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ava-Maelike a bird; bird-like with May flower; compound of Ava and Mae74 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lottie-Maefree woman with Mary; combination of Lottie and Mae47 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Annamaecombination of Anna and Mae, grace and beloved32 in the US (2017)
  • Dolly-Maegift plus may; a compound of Dolly and Mae23 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mabel-Maelovable; a compound of Mabel and Mae22 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Harper-Maeharp player and greater; compound of Harper and Mae19 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maggie-Maepearl; an invented combination of Margaret and Mae19 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mayme. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Maytebeloved; a respelling of Maite77 in the US (2017)
  • Maamemother; used for girls born on Thursday7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mayebeloved; a variant of Mae or May6 in the US (2017)
  • Mayvegreat queen; a form of Maeve3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mame4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mayze5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean love

Like Mayme, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
  • Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Mayme

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