Mayte is a Spanish spelling of Maite, which in the Basque Country means "beloved", from maite, and in the rest of Spain and Latin America is a contraction of María Teresa. It is widely used in Mexico and peaked in the United States at number 1,031 in 2006; since then it has hovered between number 2,000 and 3,000, ranking number 2,713 in 2025 with 64 births.