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May

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From Mary-Bitter Heart

Alternate Spellings and Variants of May

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1925 (rank #1628, 22 births); most recent 1996 (rank #7969, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1919 (rank #194, 981 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1229, 183 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–183
2024–168
2023–156
2022–155
2021–122
2020–119
2019–133
2018–129
2017–128
2016–131

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 #325, 137 births); most recent 2025 (rank #610, 64 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202564
202464
202357
202260
202159
202060
201952
201849
201760
201674

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 2019 (rank #964, 43 births); most recent 2023 (rank #951, 39 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202339
202241
202132
202039
201943
201842
201733
201630
201528
201432

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 2017 (rank #289, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20254
202411
202315
202214
202114
202013
201913
201812
201716
20167

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 #301, 11 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202511
2024–
2023–
2022–
20217
20206
20195
20183
20175
20164

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 2016 (rank #276, 6 births); most recent 2024 (rank #407, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
20174
20166

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 1931 (rank #58, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20235
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
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