All over the world, מאייס (Mayes 
, מאייס 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The forename מאייס is characteristic of Algeria, where it is a rare mostly male, but infrequently girly name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, and Israel, where it is a rare girly name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Algeria, and Iraq. Much more prevalently, מאייס is the last name as well as the forename.