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May

Girl #1433 in 2023

May is a girl name of mixed origin.

Meaning of May

From May, Mai, from mai, from Maius, from Maia, a Roman earth goddess.

Popularity of May

Popularity, 1880–2023

156 births in 2023

1880 2023

49,048 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1919

981 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.