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.
From Wikipedia
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 51 | #515 |
| 1997 | 48 | #550 |
| 1998 | 46 | #579 |
| 1999 | 56 | #520 |
| 2000 | 53 | #533 |
| 2001 | 59 | #502 |
| 2002 | 66 | #473 |
| 2003 | 60 | #525 |
| 2004 | 56 | #564 |
| 2005 | 83 | #448 |
| 2006 | 93 | #437 |
| 2007 | 137 | #325 |
| 2008 | 114 | #386 |
| 2009 | 109 | #387 |
| 2010 | 130 | #352 |
| 2011 | 106 | #418 |
| 2012 | 89 | #498 |
| 2013 | 81 | #517 |
| 2014 | 73 | #578 |
| 2015 | 64 | #646 |
| 2016 | 74 | #571 |
