Mae

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Mae is a feminine given name primarily used in English-speaking countries. Often regarded as a variant of May, it is associated with the Roman goddess Maia, symbolizing spring, growth, and fertility.

From Wikipedia

Mae first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 8 babies (rank #215 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Mae

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mae yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Mae

Mae Westfilm screenwriter · b. 1893
Mae Jemisonchildren's writer · b. 1956
Mae Whitmanfilm actor · b. 1988
Mae Marshfilm actor · b. 1894
Mae Mullerpop singer · b. 1997

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	5	#338
2015	8	#215
2016	5	#324
2017	6	#262