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Maymie

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How to Pronounce Maymie

Pronounced MAY-mee /ˈmeɪ.mi/High

Meaning: Maymie is a spelling of Mamie, a nineteenth-century pet form of Mary (from Hebrew Miriam) and sometimes Margaret; the -ay- spelling reflects how the affectionate nickname was written as a given name.Medium

In 30 seconds: Maymie is a vintage pet form of Mary or Margaret, a spelling of Mamie (said 'MAY-mee').

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MeaningMaymie is a spelling of Mamie, a nineteenth-century pet form of Mary (from Hebrew Miriam) and sometimes Margaret; the -ay- spelling reflects how the affectionate nickname was written as a given name.

U.S. rank (1947)#5108 ↗ Rising

1947 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1916

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,054

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Maymie is an old spelling of Mamie, the warm nursery form of Mary, and occasionally Margaret, that families in the eighteen-hundreds wrote straight onto birth records. Its sound belongs to the same era as Hattie and Mabel.

It rose in the late eighteen-hundreds, crested in the nineteen-teens at just a few dozen girls a year, and faded to nothing by mid-century; anyone named Maymie would be of a great-grandparent's generation, and it has not been part of the vintage revival.

Did you know? Maymie belonged to the turn-of-the-century generation, cresting around 1916 at only a few dozen girls a year and gone from records by mid-century.

Overall data confidence 60%

References — Maymie — Mamie/Mary/Margaret pet form

Variations

MamieMaimieMaymee

Nicknames

MayMae

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Maymie mean?

Maymie is a pet form of Mary (Hebrew Miriam) or Margaret, a spelling of Mamie.

How do you pronounce Maymie?

It's said MAY-mee /ˈmeɪ.mi/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Maymie a boy or girl name?

Maymie is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Maymie?

Maymie is an antique name, popular around the nineteen-teens and very rare since mid-century.