May - A very unique female name
May appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #140. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named May and more.
With that position 1 in 22,794 baby girls were given this name - making this a very unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. May peaked in popularity 112 years ago in 1910 on position 140.
Famous with this name

Isabel May

May Calamawy

Jodhi May
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May is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? May is currently topping the baby name charts in Maryland at position #822 - and is the least popular in New York at position #2,478.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique May is where you live.
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May origin and meaning
May is a 3 letter name with 1 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named May, pop culture references for the name May and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to May
We've found the following names that sound similar to May, sorted by popularity.
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Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 1831 |
2011 | 2293 |
2010 | 2035 |
2009 | 2919 |
2008 | 2313 |
2007 | 2572 |
2006 | 2267 |
2005 | 2076 |
2004 | 2118 |
2003 | 2261 |
2002 | 1816 |
2001 | 1915 |
2000 | 1800 |
1999 | 1962 |
1998 | 2108 |
1997 | 1774 |
1996 | 2075 |
1995 | 1632 |
1994 | 1654 |
1993 | 1625 |
1992 | 2107 |
1991 | 1772 |
1990 | 1697 |
1989 | 1570 |
1988 | 1533 |
1987 | 1342 |
1986 | 1174 |
1985 | 1098 |
1984 | 1156 |
1983 | 1072 |
1982 | 952 |
1981 | 1022 |
1980 | 1063 |
1979 | 1220 |
1978 | 1448 |
1977 | 1422 |
1976 | 1539 |
1975 | 1321 |
1974 | 1406 |
1973 | 1186 |
1972 | 1216 |
1971 | 1152 |
1970 | 1411 |
1969 | 1136 |
1968 | 1165 |
1967 | 1158 |
1966 | 1162 |
1965 | 1140 |
1964 | 1066 |
1963 | 1079 |
1962 | 1013 |
1961 | 1023 |
1960 | 931 |
1959 | 848 |
1958 | 892 |
1957 | 969 |
1956 | 776 |
1955 | 695 |
1954 | 653 |
1953 | 699 |
1952 | 667 |
1951 | 565 |
1950 | 630 |
1949 | 570 |
1948 | 558 |
1947 | 545 |
1946 | 598 |
1945 | 499 |
1944 | 468 |
1943 | 500 |
1942 | 437 |
1941 | 436 |
1940 | 415 |
1939 | 420 |
1938 | 414 |
1937 | 376 |
1936 | 364 |
1935 | 345 |
1934 | 333 |
1933 | 312 |
1932 | 302 |
1931 | 285 |
1930 | 275 |
1929 | 267 |
1928 | 233 |
1927 | 237 |
1926 | 233 |
1925 | 221 |
1924 | 222 |
1923 | 220 |
1922 | 222 |
1921 | 203 |
1920 | 202 |
1919 | 194 |
1918 | 200 |
1917 | 193 |
1916 | 189 |
1915 | 174 |
1914 | 176 |
1913 | 168 |
1912 | 150 |
1911 | 151 |
1910 | 140 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Maryland | 822 |
Michigan | 1155 |
California | 1205 |
Virginia | 1284 |
Illinois | 1564 |
Texas | 2237 |
New York | 2478 |
Even more about May
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