In all the world, مايه (Maye 
, مايه 
, Mayé 
) is quite a common largely female, but uncommonly male first name. The first name مايه is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Colombia, where it is quite a rare female name, Panama, and El Salvador. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Colombia, Nigeria, and the United States. Likewise, مايه is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Maye | Senegal, Bangladesh, United States, Colombia, Nigeria |
| مايه | Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Iran, Sudan |
| Mayé | Senegal, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Spain |