Mae

Primarily a girl's name · 99% 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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 2,756 babies (rank #95 that year). In 2024 it was given to 574 girls (rank #530). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

114,841

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,756

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
1880	344	#71
1881	314	#75
1882	406	#71
1883	423	#70
1884	542	#64
1885	578	#63
1886	641	#61
1887	680	#58
1888	836	#60
1889	883	#57
1890	920	#58
1891	933	#54
1892	1,101	#52
1893	1,071	#53
1894	1,134	#54
1895	1,193	#52
1896	1,148	#55
1897	1,144	#54
1898	1,239	#56
1899	1,035	#59
1900	1,406	#54
1901	1,140	#54
1902	1,261	#53
1903	1,192	#58
1904	1,214	#58
1905	1,284	#60
1906	1,225	#60
1907	1,375	#57
1908	1,384	#57
1909	1,230	#68
1910	1,453	#65
1911	1,449	#71
1912	1,775	#74
1913	1,814	#79
1914	2,049	#85
1915	2,486	#89
1916	2,607	#92
1917	2,507	#96
1918	2,756	#95
1919	2,634	#99
1920	2,730	#99
1921	2,589	#110
1922	2,404	#111
1923	2,428	#109
1924	2,369	#114
1925	2,332	#116
1926	2,261	#118
1927	2,072	#125
1928	1,808	#130
1929	1,766	#132
1930	1,651	#137
1931	1,462	#141
1932	1,456	#141
1933	1,290	#148
1934	1,384	#147
1935	1,267	#160
1936	1,136	#170
1937	1,071	#185
1938	1,083	#183
1939	1,060	#180
1940	1,018	#185
1941	993	#191
1942	997	#204
1943	876	#224
1944	868	#224
1945	854	#225
1946	806	#249
1947	859	#253
1948	884	#252
1949	792	#274
1950	737	#287
1951	730	#290
1952	640	#319
1953	640	#327
1954	554	#371
1955	575	#367
1956	465	#424
1957	459	#439
1958	374	#495
1959	368	#509
1960	346	#519
1961	359	#517
1962	259	#629
1963	247	#643
1964	205	#724
1965	189	#722
1966	181	#732
1967	147	#829
1968	112	#989
1969	127	#947
1970	120	#1,033
1971	75	#1,414
1972	92	#1,176
1973	90	#1,195
1974	87	#1,257
1975	86	#1,297
1976	69	#1,508
1977	75	#1,478
1978	71	#1,553
1979	65	#1,699
1980	79	#1,509
1981	59	#1,856
1982	64	#1,747
1983	60	#1,786
1984	63	#1,742
1985	56	#1,961
1986	53	#2,041
1987	59	#1,933
1988	55	#2,117
1989	58	#2,136
1990	59	#2,189
1991	64	#2,103
1992	53	#2,446
1993	45	#2,703
1994	66	#2,092
1995	61	#2,204
1996	56	#2,359
1997	68	#2,094
1998	83	#1,861
1999	99	#1,672
2000	132	#1,409
2001	112	#1,637
2002	140	#1,382
2003	119	#1,622
2004	151	#1,385
2005	175	#1,279
2006	207	#1,177
2007	208	#1,208
2008	230	#1,124
2009	240	#1,065
2010	259	#979
2011	337	#804
2012	373	#749
2013	419	#676
2014	413	#686
2015	513	#588
2016	535	#579
2017	461	#640
2018	561	#553
2019	556	#549
2020	511	#574
2021	620	#504
2022	614	#511
2023	599	#506
2024	574	#530