Girl · Name family
May
85,674births recorded
19Countries
7Variants
1887Peak · United States
#116Sweden 2025
May is a girl name family recorded 85,674 times in 19 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Sweden (#116 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in the United States in 1887, at 350.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as My (Sweden), Mai (Slovenia).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
All forms of May
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | English | 50,099 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1229 | 1888 | ▲ 57 % |
| May | English | 2,173 | 🏴 England & Wales | #610 | 2007 | ▲ 23 % |
| May | English | 2,047 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #932 | 1919 | ▲ 95 % |
| May | English | 1,450 | 🇫🇷 France | #1140 | 2020 | ▲ 26 % |
| May | English | 383 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #592 | 1933 | ▲ 25 % |
| May | English | 212 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2023 | – |
| Mayme | English | 10,928 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1887 | – |
| Mai | Slovene | 5,697 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2998 | 1990 | ▲ 34 % |
| Mai | Slovene | 1,100 | 🇫🇷 France | #1698 | 2013 | ▲ 5 % |
| Mai | Slovene | 563 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1584 | 2008 | ▲ 23 % |
| Mai | Slovene | 487 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #138 | 2019 | ▼ 37 % |
| Mai | Slovene | 171 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #608 | 2021 | ▼ 15 % |
| Mai | Slovene | 59 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2003 | – |
| My | Swedish | 3,987 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #126 | 2000 | ▼ 38 % |
| My | Swedish | 1,340 | 🇺🇸 United States | #11932 | 1982 | ▼ 45 % |
| My | Swedish | 260 | 🇫🇷 France | #6183 | 1998 | ▲ 27 % |
| My | Swedish | 49 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1996 | – |
| My | Swedish | 10 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1999 | – |
| My | Swedish | 6 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1993 | – |
| Mahi | English | 1,285 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4172 | 2009 | ▼ 10 % |
| Mahi | English | 732 | 🏴 England & Wales | #872 | 2013 | ▲ 36 % |
| Mahi | English | 180 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1100 | 2009 | ▼ 2 % |
| Mahi | English | 65 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2024 | – |
| Mahi | English | 22 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | #809 | 2013 | new |
| Mahi | English | 11 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 2013 | – |
| Maahi | English | 488 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5554 | 2018 | ▼ 15 % |
| Maahi | English | 347 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1407 | 2023 | ▲ 108 % |
| Maahi | English | 12 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2018 | – |
| Maj | Swedish | 844 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #116 | 2025 | ▲ 196 % |
How we grouped these names
- May ↔ My — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- May ↔ Maj — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- May ↔ Mayme — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- May ↔ Mai — spelling variant
- May ↔ Mahi — spelling variant
- May ↔ Maahi — spelling variant
Questions about May
How popular is the name May?
In 2025 it ranked #116 in Sweden. Official registers record 85,674 births across 19 countries.
What is May in other languages?
Mayme (English); Mai (Slovene); My (Swedish); Mahi (English); Maahi (English); Maj (Swedish).
When was May most popular?
It peaked in the United States in 1887, at 350.5 births per 100,000.
Is May a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, May is a girl name.