Meaning & Origin
A 19th-century alternative spelling of Mamie, diminutive of the female given name Mary.
Mayme is a girl's baby name of Hebrew origin, an archaic variant of Mamie — a diminutive of Mary, meaning 'beloved' — popular in the 19th and early 20th century.
With over 10,900 recorded U.S. births, Mayme was a genuine name of its era — the sort of warm, informal name that was common in the American South and Midwest in the late 19th century. Today it carries the cozy, vintage charm of great-grandmother names that parents are quietly rediscovering.