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Mae

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
From The Name Mary
English

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Precious Gem
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mae

Famous People

Actress Mae West

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1926 (rank #1514, 24 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12230, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #95, 2,756 births); most recent 2025 (rank #500, 594 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–594
2024–574
20235599
2022–614
2021–620
2020–511
2019–556
2018–561
2017–461
2016–535

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #268, 179 births); most recent 2025 (rank #391, 108 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025108
202495
202395
202291
202191
202093
201975
201865
201766
201685

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #67, 1,088 births); most recent 2023 (rank #59, 1,011 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #177, 372 births); most recent 2023 (rank #320, 187 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20231,011187
20221,088178
20211,038173
2020568173
2019516191
2018468183
2017417190
2016413165
2015396185
2014447170

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #183, 26 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202526
202422
202318
202221
202121
202023
201924
201822
201712
201618

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #284, 12 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202512
20246
202310
20224
20215
20204
20195
20186
20176
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #263, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20254
2024–
20234
20224
20213
2020–
20196
20184
2017–
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #416, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #514, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20236
2022–
2021–
20208
20197
20189
20175
20165
20155
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence