Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: rare
MaikIn Hebrew: מייק · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
Romanization: maik
Maik (Hebrew: מייק) is a boy's name of international origin. 634 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 2017, with 19 babies.
- People in Israel
- 634
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- —
- not in the list
- Peak year
- 2017
- 19 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Maik
In Hebrew letters the name is מייק, read right to left. Maik is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "maik" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a transliteration of the English male given name Mike
Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí) Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-) Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él) Borrowed from English Mike, a clipping of Michael, ultimately from Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Maik by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Maik
How do you write Maik in Hebrew?
Maik is written מייק in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "maik".
How many people in Israel are named Maik?
634 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name מייק: 0 women and 634 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Maik a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named מייק are men.
What does the name Maik mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a transliteration of the English male given name Mike" Etymology: Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí) Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-) Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él) Borrowed from English Mike, a clipping of Michael, ultimately from Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.