Mai
2 countries#2998 in United States, 2025US
#2998
in United States, 2025
FR
#2132
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
6,471
Peak year (United States)
1990
Peak-year count
254
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Mai was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
5,697 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2998 · peaked in 1990 with 254 births
Most common in: California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
774 births recorded 1956–2022 · currently #2132 · peaked in 2013 with 42 births
Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Finistère, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Mai’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2459 | — |
| 2007 | #2647 | ↓188 |
| 2008 | #2419 | ↑228 |
| 2009 | #2485 | ↓66 |
| 2010 | #2938 | ↓453 |
| 2011 | #2838 | ↑100 |
| 2012 | #3040 | ↓202 |
| 2013 | #3005 | ↑35 |
| 2014 | #3041 | ↓36 |
| 2015 | #3429 | ↓388 |
| 2016 | #3280 | ↑149 |
| 2017 | #4220 | ↓940 |
| 2018 | #3050 | ↑1170 |
| 2019 | #3172 | ↓122 |
| 2020 | #3221 | ↓49 |
| 2021 | #2892 | ↑329 |
| 2022 | #2995 | ↓103 |
| 2023 | #3181 | ↓186 |
| 2024 | #3225 | ↓44 |
| 2025 | #2998 | ↑227 |
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