May
4 countries#1229 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when May was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
50,099 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1229 · peaked in 1919 with 991 births
Most common in: New York, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Mississippi
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
1,317 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #994 · peaked in 2019 with 43 births
Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Bouches-du-Rhône, Seine-Saint-Denis, Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
185 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #301 · peaked in 2025 with 11 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
29 births recorded 2009–2024 · peaked in 2016 with 6 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
May’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2459 | — |
| 2007 | #2163 | ↑296 |
| 2008 | #2137 | ↑26 |
| 2009 | #2396 | ↓259 |
| 2010 | #1886 | ↑510 |
| 2011 | #2156 | ↓270 |
| 2012 | #1886 | ↑270 |
| 2013 | #1849 | ↑37 |
| 2014 | #1569 | ↑280 |
| 2015 | #1643 | ↓74 |
| 2016 | #1649 | ↓6 |
| 2017 | #1677 | ↓28 |
| 2018 | #1640 | ↑37 |
| 2019 | #1598 | ↑42 |
| 2020 | #1704 | ↓106 |
| 2021 | #1680 | ↑24 |
| 2022 | #1443 | ↑237 |
| 2023 | #1430 | ↑13 |
| 2024 | #1358 | ↑72 |
| 2025 | #1229 | ↑129 |
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