May

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May is a given name of English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 49,915 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 49,216 as girls and 699 as boys. May gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1919 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,091 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 168
2023 156
2022 155
2021 122
2020 119
2019 133
2018 129
2017 128
2016 131
2015 130
2014 138
2013 109
2012 106
2011 88
2010 107
2009 80
2008 94
2007 92
2006 75
2005 95
2004 85
2003 92
2002 91
2001 91
2000 89
1999 73
1998 69
1997 85
1996 92
1995 83
1994 95
1993 79
1992 81
1991 94
1990 93
1989 107
1988 98
1987 107
1986 123
1985 135
1984 131
1983 139
1982 163
1981 145
1980 134
1979 108
1978 81
1977 85
1976 77
1975 89
1974 89
1973 98
1972 78
1971 113
1970 93
1969 93
1968 100
1967 97
1966 105
1965 116
1964 113
1963 114
1962 127
1961 136
1960 145
1959 141
1958 144
1957 146
1956 173
1955 189
1954 197
1953 171
1952 178
1951 222
1950 189
1949 205
1948 221
1947 233
1946 195
1945 208
1944 233
1943 219
1942 289
1941 259
1940 293
1939 267
1938 279
1937 303
1936 332
1935 361
1934 386
1933 413
1932 450
1931 495
1930 569
1929 594
1928 717
1927 755
1926 780
1925 871
1924 884
1923 872
1922 868
1921 989
1920 974
1919 991
1918 982
1917 962
1916 954
1915 990
1914 783
1913 706
1912 703
1911 546
1910 600
1909 488
1908 515
1907 552
1906 524
1905 536
1904 555
1903 548
1902 570
1901 556
1900 749
1899 571
1898 696
1897 603
1896 671
1895 691
1894 771
1893 699
1892 763
1891 701
1890 756
1889 732
1888 793
1887 653
1886 610
1885 612
1884 564
1883 538
1882 518
1881 451
1880 462