Gender
Origin
- Unknown
- Ron
- French
- Native American
- Coyote
- Scottish
- Scottish form of Margaret pearl
Syllables
1
Themes
- Flower
- Nature
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mai
Pronunciation
mai
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #4330, 9 births); most recent 1989 (rank #6935, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #794, 253 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2998, 55 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 55 |
| 2024 | – | 49 |
| 2023 | – | 51 |
| 2022 | – | 55 |
| 2021 | – | 58 |
| 2020 | – | 48 |
| 2019 | – | 50 |
| 2018 | – | 53 |
| 2017 | – | 34 |
| 2016 | – | 49 |
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 2008 (rank #845, 39 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1584, 19 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 12 |
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
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #685, 78 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1363, 24 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2022 | 31 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2018 | 34 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2014 | 29 |
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 2021 (rank #272, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 10 |
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