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The baby name Maik is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /maɪk/ (rhymes with 'Mike').

Maik is Dutch, German in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Dutch, German
Pronunciation: /maɪk/ (rhymes with 'Mike')

What is the meaning of the name Maik ?

The baby name Maik is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /maɪk/ (rhymes with 'Mike').

Maik is Dutch, German in Origin.

Maik is a German and Dutch orthographic variant of Mike, the short form of Michael. Michael comes from the Hebrew Mikha’el, meaning “Who is like God?”, a rhetorical question expressing God’s incomparability and long associated with the archangel Michael, patron of warriors and protectors. In everyday use, Maik is pronounced like English Mike.

Its spelling crystallized in the mid‑20th century under English influence, and it rose sharply in the former East Germany during the 1970s–80s; it also gained moderate use in the Netherlands and parts of Scandinavia from the late twentieth century. Today Maik is familiar but less fashionable. Close variants include Mike, Meik, and Dutch Maikel; related international forms are Michael, Michel, Miguel, Mikhail, Mihai, and Mikkel. Note that Maike is a distinct Frisian/German feminine name (from Maria), not a feminine form of Maik.

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Maik – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
Germany Boys 0 #51 11,203 5,697
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
EC 0 #119 3 2,502
EE Boys 0 #120 6 2,087
CY Boys 0 #123 9 3,473
Germany 0 #124 498 2,542
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
Switzerland Boys 2024 #135 3 1,769
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
HU Boys 0 #171 4 3,954
Sweden Boys 2009 #177 2 1,294
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
BG Boys 0 #215 6 3,850
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
GR Boys 0 #224 44 6,912
EC Boys 0 #226 14 3,322
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
AO Boys 0 #244 6 5,568
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
KZ Boys 0 #276 14 6,578
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
CZ Boys 0 #291 14 6,530
GT 0 #292 23 5,948
JP Boys 0 #301 3 7,909
AL Boys 0 #302 2 5,122
Canada Boys 2022 #306 5 2,557
DK Boys 0 #311 15 7,401
PE 0 #325 5 6,350
CN Boys 0 #328 4 9,639
PL Boys 0 #334 7 6,459
GT Boys 0 #335 144 7,625
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
PT Boys 0 #354 14 7,951
BR 0 #356 5 5,969
Austria Boys 0 #357 86 2,180
BO 0 #359 23 6,868
NL 0 #360 32 2,481
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
YE 0 #369 13 8,639
UY Boys 0 #382 18 5,922
JO Boys 0 #383 7 7,057
MX 0 #399 15 8,339
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
EG 0 #409 4 6,387
France Boys 2011 #413 3 2,819
NL Boys 0 #416 769 5,873
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
RU Boys 0 #425 81 12,621
CR Boys 0 #427 61 10,188
CL 0 #431 4 6,867
BO Boys 0 #445 151 9,244
PA Boys 0 #450 32 9,305
AR Boys 0 #454 14 7,628
SD Boys 0 #462 5 10,523
CO 0 #468 13 7,768
BR Boys 0 #482 301 12,213
IQ Girls 0 #520 6 11,303
PS Boys 0 #524 25 10,655
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
IR Boys 0 #537 16 10,162
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
LY 0 #551 9 12,703
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
BH 0 #582 6 17,937
IL Boys 0 #584 24 10,983
CL Boys 0 #589 77 13,390
AE Girls 0 #595 3 20,968
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
CO Boys 0 #606 349 15,656
IQ Boys 0 #620 48 13,071
LB 0 #634 25 13,263
BO Girls 0 #648 4 9,488
SY 0 #667 62 11,684
PE Boys 0 #693 187 14,506
IT 0 #694 21 4,183
MX Boys 0 #708 283 16,355
SG Boys 0 #732 8 17,960
QA Boys 0 #736 8 18,093
Spain Boys 0 #775 157 5,610
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #810 29 4,949
TN 0 #816 14 13,765
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
EG Boys 0 #861 26 15,035
OM Boys 0 #867 15 17,948
United States Boys 2019 #887 5 7,235
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
EG Girls 0 #947 13 14,742
BR Girls 0 #986 7 12,708
NG Boys 0 #994 8 16,906
SA Girls 0 #1,007 8 25,931
PE Girls 0 #1,009 2 14,861
MA 0 #1,037 92 20,986
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,054 58 25,439
CO Girls 0 #1,066 13 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,079 14 22,615
IT Boys 0 #1,117 357 10,046
DZ 0 #1,138 39 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,160 19 25,619
ZA Girls 0 #1,231 6 25,928
TR 0 #1,246 9 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,260 8 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,554 61 28,008

Maik is popular in 80 countries — most recent births per country:

Switzerland
Canada
France
United States
AE

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People also ask about Maik

Maik is predominantly a boy's name.
Maik is a one syllable name, pronounced /maɪk/ (rhymes with 'Mike').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mike, Mikey and Maike (feminine German variant).
Across languages, Maik has these equivalents: Michael (English), Mikhail (Russian), Miguel (Spanish), Mikael / Mika (Scandinavian/Finnish), Michele (Italian), and 3 more.
Yes — Maik ranked #135 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Maik ranks highest in Switzerland (#135 in 2024).
Maik's popularity is rising. It moved from #141 in 2014 to #135 in 2024 in Switzerland.