Mae
#500 for girls in 2025, 594 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1895 · 1,193 births
- Debut · girls
- 344 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 41 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 114,835since 1880
Mae over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #500 | 594 | — | |
| 2024 | #529 | 578 | — | |
| 2023 | #506 | 599 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #511 | 614 | — | |
| 2021 | #501 | 622 | — | |
| 2020 | #572 | 511 | — | |
| 2019 | #548 | 556 | — | |
| 2018 | #553 | 561 | — | |
| 2017 | #637 | 461 | — | |
| 2016 | #579 | 535 | — | |
| 2015 | #588 | 513 | — | |
| 2014 | #686 | 413 | — | |
| 2013 | #676 | 419 | — | |
| 2012 | #746 | 373 | — | |
| 2011 | #802 | 337 | — | |
| 2010 | #979 | 259 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,063 | 240 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,123 | 230 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,205 | 208 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,173 | 207 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,277 | 175 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,380 | 151 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,612 | 119 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,376 | 140 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,627 | 112 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,402 | 132 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,667 | 99 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,845 | 83 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,070 | 68 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,340 | 56 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,189 | 61 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,079 | 66 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,676 | 45 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,433 | 53 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,092 | 64 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,174 | 59 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,119 | 58 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,093 | 55 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,918 | 59 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,025 | 53 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,948 | 56 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,726 | 63 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,770 | 60 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,735 | 64 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,848 | 59 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,502 | 79 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,694 | 65 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,546 | 71 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,468 | 75 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,499 | 69 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,291 | 86 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,252 | 87 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,194 | 90 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,169 | 92 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,405 | 75 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,026 | 120 | — | |
| 1969 | #943 | 127 | — | |
| 1968 | #984 | 112 | — | |
| 1967 | #826 | 147 | — | |
| 1966 | #730 | 181 | — | |
| 1965 | #720 | 189 | — | |
| 1964 | #724 | 205 | — | |
| 1963 | #643 | 247 | — | |
| 1962 | #627 | 259 | — | |
| 1961 | #517 | 358 | — | |
| 1960 | #519 | 347 | — | |
| 1959 | #509 | 368 | — | |
| 1958 | #495 | 374 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #437 | 459 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #424 | 465 | — | |
| 1955 | #366 | 575 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #371 | 554 | — | |
| 1953 | #326 | 640 | — | |
| 1952 | #319 | 640 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #290 | 730 | — | |
| 1950 | #287 | 737 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #274 | 792 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #252 | 884 | — | |
| 1947 | #253 | 859 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #249 | 806 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #225 | 854 | #1,852 | 14 |
| 1944 | #224 | 868 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #224 | 876 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #204 | 997 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #191 | 993 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #185 | 1,018 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #180 | 1,060 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #183 | 1,083 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #185 | 1,071 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | #170 | 1,136 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #160 | 1,267 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #147 | 1,384 | #1,860 | 15 |
| 1933 | #148 | 1,290 | #1,905 | 14 |
| 1932 | #141 | 1,456 | #1,777 | 17 |
| 1931 | #141 | 1,462 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #137 | 1,650 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1929 | #132 | 1,767 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #130 | 1,808 | #1,822 | 18 |
| 1927 | #125 | 2,072 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #118 | 2,261 | #1,515 | 24 |
| 1925 | #116 | 2,332 | #1,935 | 17 |
| 1924 | #114 | 2,369 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #109 | 2,428 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1922 | #111 | 2,404 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #110 | 2,589 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #99 | 2,730 | #2,231 | 14 |
| 1919 | #99 | 2,634 | #2,063 | 15 |
| 1918 | #95 | 2,756 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #96 | 2,507 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | #92 | 2,607 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #89 | 2,486 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | #85 | 2,049 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #79 | 1,814 | #1,365 | 15 |
| 1912 | #74 | 1,775 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #70 | 1,449 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #65 | 1,453 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #68 | 1,230 | #756 | 14 |
| 1908 | #57 | 1,384 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | #57 | 1,375 | — | |
| 1906 | #60 | 1,225 | — | |
| 1905 | #60 | 1,284 | #786 | 10 |
| 1904 | #58 | 1,214 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #58 | 1,192 | — | |
| 1902 | #53 | 1,261 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | #54 | 1,140 | — | |
| 1900 | #54 | 1,406 | #836 | 10 |
| 1899 | #59 | 1,035 | — | |
| 1898 | #56 | 1,239 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | #54 | 1,144 | — | |
| 1896 | #55 | 1,148 | — | |
| 1895 | #52 | 1,193 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #54 | 1,134 | — | |
| 1893 | #53 | 1,071 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #52 | 1,101 | #861 | 7 |
| 1891 | #54 | 933 | — | |
| 1890 | #58 | 920 | #884 | 6 |
| 1889 | #57 | 883 | — | |
| 1888 | #60 | 836 | — | |
| 1887 | #58 | 680 | — | |
| 1886 | #61 | 641 | — | |
| 1885 | #63 | 578 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #64 | 542 | — | |
| 1883 | #70 | 423 | — | |
| 1882 | #71 | 406 | — | |
| 1881 | #75 | 314 | — | |
| 1880 | #71 | 344 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mae was already there! It came in at #71, and was given to 344 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1981–1996, when fewer than 67 girls a year got the name.
Where Mae is popular in 1937
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#55 · 1 in 189
- Mississippi#66 · 1 in 264
- South Carolina#70 · 1 in 271
- Arkansas#74 · 1 in 305
- Georgia#84 · 1 in 316
Best ever in a state: #22 in Utah, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #55 | 16 | 1 in 189 |
| Mississippi | #66 | 84 | 1 in 264 |
| South Carolina | #70 | 76 | 1 in 271 |
| Arkansas | #74 | 58 | 1 in 305 |
| Georgia | #84 | 96 | 1 in 316 |
| Florida | #86 | 38 | 1 in 342 |
| Alabama | #95 | 76 | 1 in 380 |
| Tennessee | #109 | 51 | 1 in 520 |
| North Carolina | #110 | 84 | 1 in 435 |
| Virginia | #111 | 48 | 1 in 481 |
| Louisiana | #140 | 37 | 1 in 578 |
| Arizona | #158 | 8 | 1 in 567 |
| Texas | #164 | 79 | 1 in 707 |
| Kentucky | #169 | 34 | 1 in 769 |
| Maryland | #192 | 10 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Pennsylvania | #193 | 50 | 1 in 1,432 |
| West Virginia | #195 | 17 | 1 in 1,120 |
| New Jersey | #196 | 15 | 1 in 1,599 |
| Iowa | #201 | 12 | 1 in 1,520 |
| New Mexico | #205 | 6 | 1 in 896 |
| Oklahoma | #232 | 15 | 1 in 1,299 |
| Nebraska | #246 | 5 | 1 in 1,817 |
| Michigan | #266 | 15 | 1 in 2,658 |
| Missouri | #269 | 12 | 1 in 2,162 |
| California | #286 | 19 | 1 in 2,136 |
| New York | #287 | 27 | 1 in 3,094 |
| Kansas | #304 | 5 | 1 in 2,416 |
| Minnesota | #308 | 6 | 1 in 3,382 |
| Indiana | #325 | 7 | 1 in 3,428 |
| Wisconsin | #333 | 5 | 1 in 4,623 |
| Ohio | #339 | 12 | 1 in 4,045 |
| Illinois | #340 | 14 | 1 in 3,710 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mae
- 29 spots since 2024 (#529 → #500)
- 72 spots since 2020 (#572 → #500)
- 88 spots since 2015 (#588 → #500)
- Biggest jump: 177 spots in 2011 (#979 → #802)
- Biggest drop: 158 spots in 1968 (#826 → #984)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1895 at #52 (1,193 births)
- Births halved by 1954, 59 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1880–1920
- Top 1,000: 106 yrs · run 1880–1969
- Highest: 1 in 193 girls born in 1892 were named Mae (0.52%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,706 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #52 in 1895, was only 1 in 196 (0.51%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.8% of all girls named Mae (22,760) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,647 | #57 (1889) | #65 |
| 1890s | 10,918 | #52 (1895) | #55 |
| 1900s | 12,711 | #53 (1902) | #58 |
| 1910s | 21,530 | #65 (1910) | #84 |
| 1920s | 22,760 | #99 (1920) | #116 |
| 1930s | 12,859 | #137 (1930) | #159 |
| 1940s | 8,947 | #185 (1940) | #228 |
| 1950s | 5,542 | #287 (1950) | #382 |
| 1960s | 2,172 | #517 (1961) | #723 |
| 1970s | 830 | #1,026 (1970) | #1,354 |
| 1980s | 606 | #1,502 (1980) | #1,868 |
| 1990s | 654 | #1,667 (1999) | #2,157 |
| 2000s | 1,714 | #1,063 (2009) | #1,324 |
| 2010s | 4,427 | #548 (2019) | #679 |
| 2020s | 3,518 | #500 (2025) | #520 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mae in 1937
Top girls' names in 1937
Top boys' names in 1937
More about 1937
girls
1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 993 of them was named Mae, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 71,111 of them was named Mae, which outranked 54.5% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,756Waldemar16
- #1,756Wanda16
- #1,756Waymond16
- #1,828Mae15
- #1,828Belton15
- #1,828Benigno15
- #1,828Bernardino15
- #1,913Alf14
- #1,913Anne14
- #1,913Anson14
Tied with 84 names at #1,828; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.