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    The first name Mayme

    A girl’s name.

    1 syllable Female

    Meaning and origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Mayme.

    Mayme is a short form of

    .

    A form of Mamie.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Mayme at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2024, 8 girls born in the United States were named Mayme, the 11,784th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 291 were.

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    10,928
    babies named Mayme since 1880
    #11,784
    rank in 2024
    1915
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Mayme

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mayme Kelso
      Actress (1867-1946)

    Questions

    What does the name Mayme mean?
    Borrowed from Spanish Mayme.
    Is Mayme a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,928 US babies named Mayme since 1880 were girls.
    When was Mayme most popular?
    1915 in the United States, when 291 babies were named Mayme, its highest rank at 348th.
    What name is Mayme a form of?
    Mayme is a form of Mamie.