Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: EnglishMay is an English feminine given name. It is derived from the name of the month, which comes from Maia, the name of a Roman fertility goddess. It can also be a variant of the Arabic name Mai ู ู, which either means water or little gazelle.
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In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of May yields these three numbers โ a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 1 | #81 |
| 1944 | 2 | #25 |
| 1945 | 2 | #142 |
| 1948 | 2 | #84 |
| 1951 | 2 | #102 |
| 1953 | 4 | #858 |
| 1954 | 3 | #924 |
| 1955 | 3 | #932 |
| 1956 | 1 | #1,239 |
| 1957 | 1 | #1,250 |
| 1958 | 1 | #1,272 |
| 1964 | 3 | #1,081 |
| 1965 | 3 | #1,094 |
| 1966 | 2 | #1,225 |
| 1967 | 2 | #1,255 |
| 1968 | 1 | #1,460 |
| 1969 | 1 | #1,374 |
| 1970 | 1 | #1,346 |
| 1972 | 1 | #1,285 |
| 1973 | 1 | #1,388 |
| 1974 | 2 | #1,221 |
| 1975 | 2 | #1,288 |
| 1976 | 2 | #1,292 |
| 1977 | 2 | #1,303 |
| 1978 | 5 | #943 |
| 1979 | 2 | #1,343 |
| 1980 | 2 | #1,364 |
| 1981 | 2 | #1,306 |
| 1982 | 2 | #1,381 |
| 1983 | 4 | #1,107 |
| 1984 | 7 | #880 |
| 1985 | 4 | #1,143 |
| 1986 | 4 | #1,158 |
| 1987 | 3 | #1,264 |
| 1988 | 3 | #1,278 |
| 1989 | 5 | #1,075 |
| 1990 | 2 | #1,495 |
| 1991 | 2 | #1,514 |
| 1992 | 5 | #1,122 |
| 1993 | 7 | #972 |
| 1994 | 6 | #1,024 |
| 1995 | 7 | #951 |
| 1996 | 5 | #1,094 |
| 1997 | 7 | #962 |
| 1998 | 11 | #786 |
| 1999 | 8 | #907 |
| 2000 | 14 | #686 |
| 2001 | 7 | #964 |
| 2002 | 9 | #848 |
| 2003 | 13 | #683 |
| 2004 | 7 | #930 |
| 2005 | 9 | #811 |
| 2006 | 13 | #626 |
| 2007 | 9 | #784 |
| 2008 | 10 | #720 |
| 2009 | 8 | #797 |
| 2010 | 15 | #549 |
| 2011 | 16 | #518 |
| 2012 | 13 | #551 |
| 2013 | 9 | #658 |
| 2014 | 12 | #559 |
