for girls in 2025
Data through 2025
May name popularity in the United States
May ranked #1229 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 183 girls named May.
SSA
981 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
May for boys and girls
Girls
183100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Boys
6Share unavailable · data from 1882 to 1996
May in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 183 | #1229 |
| 2024 | girls | 168 | #1358 |
| 2023 | girls | 156 | #1430 |
| 2022 | girls | 155 | #1443 |
| 2021 | girls | 123 | #1680 |
| 2020 | girls | 119 | #1704 |
| 2019 | girls | 133 | #1598 |
| 2018 | girls | 129 | #1640 |
| 2017 | girls | 128 | #1677 |
| 2016 | girls | 131 | #1649 |
| 2015 | girls | 130 | #1643 |
| 2014 | girls | 138 | #1569 |
Show full history (222 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 183 | #1229 |
| 2024 | girls | 168 | #1358 |
| 2023 | girls | 156 | #1430 |
| 2022 | girls | 155 | #1443 |
| 2021 | girls | 123 | #1680 |
| 2020 | girls | 119 | #1704 |
| 2019 | girls | 133 | #1598 |
| 2018 | girls | 129 | #1640 |
| 2017 | girls | 128 | #1677 |
| 2016 | girls | 131 | #1649 |
| 2015 | girls | 130 | #1643 |
| 2014 | girls | 138 | #1569 |
| 2013 | girls | 109 | #1849 |
| 2012 | girls | 106 | #1886 |
| 2011 | girls | 88 | #2156 |
| 2010 | girls | 107 | #1886 |
| 2009 | girls | 80 | #2396 |
| 2008 | girls | 94 | #2137 |
| 2007 | girls | 92 | #2163 |
| 2006 | girls | 75 | #2459 |
| 2005 | girls | 95 | #1993 |
| 2004 | girls | 85 | #2117 |
| 2003 | girls | 92 | #1970 |
| 2002 | girls | 91 | #1934 |
| 2001 | girls | 91 | #1901 |
| 2000 | girls | 89 | #1900 |
| 1999 | girls | 73 | #2095 |
| 1998 | girls | 69 | #2104 |
| 1997 | girls | 85 | #1766 |
| 1996 | boys | 6 | #7971 |
| 1996 | girls | 86 | #1736 |
| 1995 | girls | 83 | #1746 |
| 1994 | girls | 95 | #1594 |
| 1993 | girls | 79 | #1830 |
| 1992 | boys | 7 | #6670 |
| 1992 | girls | 74 | #1894 |
| 1991 | boys | 7 | #6519 |
| 1991 | girls | 87 | #1689 |
| 1990 | boys | 9 | #5382 |
| 1990 | girls | 84 | #1733 |
| 1989 | boys | 6 | #6941 |
| 1989 | girls | 101 | #1454 |
| 1988 | boys | 11 | #4162 |
| 1988 | girls | 87 | #1533 |
| 1987 | boys | 6 | #6089 |
| 1987 | girls | 101 | #1349 |
| 1986 | boys | 8 | #4853 |
| 1986 | girls | 115 | #1210 |
| 1985 | girls | 135 | #1077 |
| 1984 | boys | 5 | #6315 |
| 1984 | girls | 126 | #1098 |
| 1983 | boys | 9 | #4141 |
| 1983 | girls | 130 | #1067 |
| 1982 | boys | 9 | #4234 |
| 1982 | girls | 154 | #962 |
| 1981 | girls | 145 | #1004 |
| 1980 | boys | 5 | #6250 |
| 1980 | girls | 129 | #1087 |
| 1979 | girls | 108 | #1204 |
| 1978 | girls | 81 | #1422 |
| 1977 | girls | 85 | #1341 |
| 1976 | girls | 77 | #1384 |
| 1975 | girls | 89 | #1258 |
| 1974 | girls | 89 | #1226 |
| 1973 | girls | 98 | #1132 |
| 1972 | girls | 78 | #1303 |
| 1971 | girls | 113 | #1066 |
| 1970 | girls | 93 | #1208 |
| 1969 | girls | 93 | #1153 |
| 1968 | girls | 100 | #1042 |
| 1967 | girls | 97 | #1046 |
| 1966 | girls | 105 | #999 |
| 1965 | boys | 7 | #3244 |
| 1965 | girls | 109 | #996 |
| 1964 | girls | 113 | #1009 |
| 1963 | boys | 5 | #4048 |
| 1963 | girls | 109 | #1022 |
| 1962 | boys | 8 | #3041 |
| 1962 | girls | 119 | #978 |
| 1961 | boys | 9 | #2900 |
| 1961 | girls | 127 | #957 |
| 1960 | boys | 6 | #3665 |
| 1960 | girls | 139 | #885 |
| 1959 | girls | 141 | #866 |
| 1958 | girls | 144 | #850 |
| 1957 | girls | 146 | #841 |
| 1956 | boys | 8 | #2969 |
| 1956 | girls | 165 | #757 |
| 1955 | boys | 6 | #3505 |
| 1955 | girls | 183 | #694 |
| 1954 | boys | 7 | #3176 |
| 1954 | girls | 190 | #676 |
| 1953 | girls | 171 | #697 |
| 1952 | girls | 178 | #664 |
| 1951 | girls | 222 | #577 |
| 1950 | boys | 5 | #3681 |
| 1950 | girls | 184 | #622 |
| 1949 | girls | 205 | #579 |
| 1948 | girls | 221 | #557 |
| 1947 | girls | 233 | #557 |
| 1946 | girls | 195 | #572 |
| 1945 | boys | 5 | #3338 |
| 1945 | girls | 203 | #514 |
| 1944 | boys | 6 | #3109 |
| 1944 | girls | 227 | #472 |
| 1943 | girls | 219 | #503 |
| 1942 | boys | 9 | #2523 |
| 1942 | girls | 280 | #433 |
| 1941 | boys | 8 | #2656 |
| 1941 | girls | 251 | #431 |
| 1940 | boys | 8 | #2671 |
| 1940 | girls | 285 | #407 |
| 1939 | boys | 10 | #2288 |
| 1939 | girls | 257 | #423 |
| 1938 | boys | 5 | #3534 |
| 1938 | girls | 274 | #403 |
| 1937 | boys | 11 | #2197 |
| 1937 | girls | 292 | #379 |
| 1936 | boys | 14 | #1872 |
| 1936 | girls | 318 | #355 |
| 1935 | boys | 9 | #2529 |
| 1935 | girls | 352 | #337 |
| 1934 | boys | 15 | #1860 |
| 1934 | girls | 371 | #324 |
| 1933 | boys | 9 | #2542 |
| 1933 | girls | 404 | #309 |
| 1932 | boys | 10 | #2465 |
| 1932 | girls | 440 | #301 |
| 1931 | boys | 14 | #2003 |
| 1931 | girls | 481 | #285 |
| 1930 | boys | 15 | #1964 |
| 1930 | girls | 554 | #270 |
| 1929 | boys | 15 | #2002 |
| 1929 | girls | 579 | #267 |
| 1928 | boys | 12 | #2387 |
| 1928 | girls | 705 | #236 |
| 1927 | boys | 11 | #2523 |
| 1927 | girls | 744 | #236 |
| 1926 | boys | 13 | #2302 |
| 1926 | girls | 767 | #232 |
| 1925 | boys | 22 | #1628 |
| 1925 | girls | 849 | #221 |
| 1924 | boys | 16 | #2043 |
| 1924 | girls | 868 | #221 |
| 1923 | boys | 8 | #3175 |
| 1923 | girls | 864 | #220 |
| 1922 | boys | 13 | #2347 |
| 1922 | girls | 855 | #224 |
| 1921 | boys | 12 | #2502 |
| 1921 | girls | 977 | #205 |
| 1920 | boys | 18 | #1885 |
| 1920 | girls | 956 | #204 |
| 1919 | boys | 10 | #2665 |
| 1919 | girls | 981 | #194 |
| 1918 | boys | 21 | #1648 |
| 1918 | girls | 961 | #200 |
| 1917 | boys | 17 | #1815 |
| 1917 | girls | 945 | #194 |
| 1916 | boys | 16 | #1849 |
| 1916 | girls | 938 | #190 |
| 1915 | boys | 16 | #1782 |
| 1915 | girls | 974 | #175 |
| 1914 | boys | 14 | #1687 |
| 1914 | girls | 769 | #175 |
| 1913 | boys | 11 | #1676 |
| 1913 | girls | 695 | #167 |
| 1912 | boys | 5 | #2544 |
| 1912 | girls | 698 | #153 |
| 1911 | boys | 5 | #1740 |
| 1911 | girls | 541 | #149 |
| 1910 | boys | 6 | #1421 |
| 1910 | girls | 594 | #138 |
| 1909 | boys | 5 | #1440 |
| 1909 | girls | 483 | #146 |
| 1908 | girls | 515 | #134 |
| 1907 | boys | 8 | #999 |
| 1907 | girls | 544 | #120 |
| 1906 | girls | 524 | #119 |
| 1905 | boys | 6 | #1091 |
| 1905 | girls | 530 | #119 |
| 1904 | girls | 555 | #109 |
| 1903 | boys | 7 | #910 |
| 1903 | girls | 541 | #107 |
| 1902 | boys | 10 | #744 |
| 1902 | girls | 560 | #107 |
| 1901 | boys | 6 | #943 |
| 1901 | girls | 550 | #95 |
| 1900 | boys | 5 | #1310 |
| 1900 | girls | 744 | #91 |
| 1899 | girls | 571 | #95 |
| 1898 | girls | 696 | #86 |
| 1897 | boys | 8 | #787 |
| 1897 | girls | 595 | #91 |
| 1896 | girls | 671 | #82 |
| 1895 | girls | 691 | #80 |
| 1894 | boys | 8 | #787 |
| 1894 | girls | 763 | #71 |
| 1893 | boys | 6 | #907 |
| 1893 | girls | 693 | #73 |
| 1892 | boys | 10 | #688 |
| 1892 | girls | 753 | #70 |
| 1891 | boys | 5 | #963 |
| 1891 | girls | 696 | #68 |
| 1890 | boys | 5 | #994 |
| 1890 | girls | 751 | #65 |
| 1889 | boys | 9 | #673 |
| 1889 | girls | 723 | #64 |
| 1888 | boys | 11 | #609 |
| 1888 | girls | 782 | #63 |
| 1887 | boys | 5 | #921 |
| 1887 | girls | 648 | #61 |
| 1886 | boys | 8 | #694 |
| 1886 | girls | 602 | #63 |
| 1885 | boys | 5 | #936 |
| 1885 | girls | 607 | #60 |
| 1884 | girls | 564 | #61 |
| 1883 | boys | 6 | #799 |
| 1883 | girls | 532 | #57 |
| 1882 | boys | 8 | #691 |
| 1882 | girls | 510 | #59 |
| 1881 | girls | 451 | #58 |
| 1880 | girls | 462 | #57 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.