English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedNickname for Maria, cognate with Swedish Majken and German Meike.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: MaikenCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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A given name in Danish, Estonian and 1 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Maiken is a feminine given name documented in Danish, Estonian and Norwegian. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
Separate records with matching spellings: Maiken (Danish, Estonian)
2 source accounts
Nickname for Maria, cognate with Swedish Majken and German Meike.
Cognate with Swedish Majken and German Meike.
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2022: 5 girls (rank 15306).
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Maiken
Recorded category girls
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | 9 | 305 | observed |
| 1956 | 5 | 384 | observed |
| 1957 | 4 | 439 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | 5 | 433 | observed |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | 8 | 383 | observed |
| 1969 | 7 | 399 | observed |
| 1970 | 7 | 426 | observed |
| 1971 | 8 | 395 | observed |
| 1972 | 12 | 320 | observed |
| 1973 | 30 | 176 | observed |
| 1974 | 17 | 264 | observed |
| 1975 | 14 | 292 | observed |
| 1976 | 14 | 292 | observed |
| 1977 | 17 | 263 | observed |
| 1978 | 12 | 332 | observed |
| 1979 | 24 | 207 | observed |
| 1980 | 21 | 231 | observed |
| 1981 | 23 | 214 | observed |
| 1982 | 25 | 208 | observed |
| 1983 | 22 | 222 | observed |
| 1984 | 29 | 190 | observed |
| 1985 | 21 | 224 | observed |
| 1986 | 32 | 187 | observed |
| 1987 | 55 | 128 | observed |
| 1988 | 39 | 165 | observed |
| 1989 | 72 | 104 | observed |
| 1990 | 82 | 102 | observed |
| 1991 | 85 | 97 | observed |
| 1992 | 82 | 103 | observed |
| 1993 | 83 | 103 | observed |
| 1994 | 71 | 110 | observed |
| 1995 | 82 | 103 | observed |
| 1996 | 82 | 100 | observed |
| 1997 | 58 | 126 | observed |
| 1998 | 72 | 102 | observed |
| 1999 | 76 | 93 | observed |
| 2000 | 80 | 83 | observed |
| 2001 | 77 | 87 | observed |
| 2002 | 60 | 104 | observed |
| 2003 | 40 | 150 | observed |
| 2004 | 37 | 153 | observed |
| 2005 | 48 | 127 | observed |
| 2006 | 37 | 168 | observed |
| 2007 | 54 | 121 | observed |
| 2008 | 57 | 118 | observed |
| 2009 | 56 | 125 | observed |
| 2010 | 64 | 108 | observed |
| 2011 | 65 | 106 | observed |
| 2012 | 67 | 100 | observed |
| 2013 | 41 | 147 | observed |
| 2014 | 53 | 113 | observed |
| 2015 | 55 | 114 | observed |
| 2016 | 63 | 101 | observed |
| 2017 | 53 | 112 | observed |
| 2018 | 64 | 93 | observed |
| 2019 | 49 | 112 | observed |
| 2020 | 42 | 119 | observed |
| 2021 | 43 | 117 | observed |
| 2022 | 44 | 119 | observed |
| 2023 | 40 | 129 | observed |
| 2024 | 34 | 145 | observed |
| 2025 | 45 | 126 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Maiken” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
