May
In 2025, May had a published SSA count of 183 in the girls series and ranked 1229 among names in that series.
Rank
#1229
Count
183
Year
2025
Trend
Rising
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
98.6%
1880–2025 · 49K total across published yearly counts
boys series
1.4%
1882–1996 · 699 total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1919
Peak Count
981
Change Since Peak
-81.3%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
53.8%
10-Year Change
40.8%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 183 |
| 2024 | girls | 168 |
| 2023 | girls | 156 |
| 2022 | girls | 155 |
| 2021 | girls | 123 |
| 2020 | girls | 119 |
| 2019 | girls | 133 |
| 2018 | girls | 129 |
| 2017 | girls | 128 |
| 2016 | girls | 131 |
| 2015 | girls | 130 |
| 2014 | girls | 138 |
| 2013 | girls | 109 |
| 2012 | girls | 106 |
| 2011 | girls | 88 |
| 2010 | girls | 107 |
| 2009 | girls | 80 |
| 2008 | girls | 94 |
| 2007 | girls | 92 |
| 2006 | girls | 75 |
| 2005 | girls | 95 |
| 2004 | girls | 85 |
| 2003 | girls | 92 |
| 2002 | girls | 91 |
| 2001 | girls | 91 |
| 2000 | girls | 89 |
| 1999 | girls | 73 |
| 1998 | girls | 69 |
| 1997 | girls | 85 |
| 1996 | boys | 6 |
| 1996 | girls | 86 |
| 1995 | girls | 83 |
| 1994 | girls | 95 |
| 1993 | girls | 79 |
| 1992 | boys | 7 |
| 1992 | girls | 74 |
| 1991 | boys | 7 |
| 1991 | girls | 87 |
| 1990 | boys | 9 |
| 1990 | girls | 84 |
| 1989 | boys | 6 |
| 1989 | girls | 101 |
| 1988 | boys | 11 |
| 1988 | girls | 87 |
| 1987 | boys | 6 |
| 1987 | girls | 101 |
| 1986 | boys | 8 |
| 1986 | girls | 115 |
| 1985 | girls | 135 |
| 1984 | boys | 5 |
| 1984 | girls | 126 |
| 1983 | boys | 9 |
| 1983 | girls | 130 |
| 1982 | boys | 9 |
| 1982 | girls | 154 |
| 1981 | girls | 145 |
| 1980 | boys | 5 |
| 1980 | girls | 129 |
| 1979 | girls | 108 |
| 1978 | girls | 81 |
| 1977 | girls | 85 |
| 1976 | girls | 77 |
| 1975 | girls | 89 |
| 1974 | girls | 89 |
| 1973 | girls | 98 |
| 1972 | girls | 78 |
| 1971 | girls | 113 |
| 1970 | girls | 93 |
| 1969 | girls | 93 |
| 1968 | girls | 100 |
| 1967 | girls | 97 |
| 1966 | girls | 105 |
| 1965 | boys | 7 |
| 1965 | girls | 109 |
| 1964 | girls | 113 |
| 1963 | boys | 5 |
| 1963 | girls | 109 |
| 1962 | boys | 8 |
| 1962 | girls | 119 |
| 1961 | boys | 9 |
| 1961 | girls | 127 |
| 1960 | boys | 6 |
| 1960 | girls | 139 |
| 1959 | girls | 141 |
| 1958 | girls | 144 |
| 1957 | girls | 146 |
| 1956 | boys | 8 |
| 1956 | girls | 165 |
| 1955 | boys | 6 |
| 1955 | girls | 183 |
| 1954 | boys | 7 |
| 1954 | girls | 190 |
| 1953 | girls | 171 |
| 1952 | girls | 178 |
| 1951 | girls | 222 |
| 1950 | boys | 5 |
| 1950 | girls | 184 |
| 1949 | girls | 205 |
| 1948 | girls | 221 |
| 1947 | girls | 233 |
| 1946 | girls | 195 |
| 1945 | boys | 5 |
| 1945 | girls | 203 |
| 1944 | boys | 6 |
| 1944 | girls | 227 |
| 1943 | girls | 219 |
| 1942 | boys | 9 |
| 1942 | girls | 280 |
| 1941 | boys | 8 |
| 1941 | girls | 251 |
| 1940 | boys | 8 |
| 1940 | girls | 285 |
| 1939 | boys | 10 |
| 1939 | girls | 257 |
| 1938 | boys | 5 |
| 1938 | girls | 274 |
| 1937 | boys | 11 |
| 1937 | girls | 292 |
| 1936 | boys | 14 |
| 1936 | girls | 318 |
| 1935 | boys | 9 |
| 1935 | girls | 352 |
| 1934 | boys | 15 |
| 1934 | girls | 371 |
| 1933 | boys | 9 |
| 1933 | girls | 404 |
| 1932 | boys | 10 |
| 1932 | girls | 440 |
| 1931 | boys | 14 |
| 1931 | girls | 481 |
| 1930 | boys | 15 |
| 1930 | girls | 554 |
| 1929 | boys | 15 |
| 1929 | girls | 579 |
| 1928 | boys | 12 |
| 1928 | girls | 705 |
| 1927 | boys | 11 |
| 1927 | girls | 744 |
| 1926 | boys | 13 |
| 1926 | girls | 767 |
| 1925 | boys | 22 |
| 1925 | girls | 849 |
| 1924 | boys | 16 |
| 1924 | girls | 868 |
| 1923 | boys | 8 |
| 1923 | girls | 864 |
| 1922 | boys | 13 |
| 1922 | girls | 855 |
| 1921 | boys | 12 |
| 1921 | girls | 977 |
| 1920 | boys | 18 |
| 1920 | girls | 956 |
| 1919 | boys | 10 |
| 1919 | girls | 981 |
| 1918 | boys | 21 |
| 1918 | girls | 961 |
| 1917 | boys | 17 |
| 1917 | girls | 945 |
| 1916 | boys | 16 |
| 1916 | girls | 938 |
| 1915 | boys | 16 |
| 1915 | girls | 974 |
| 1914 | boys | 14 |
| 1914 | girls | 769 |
| 1913 | boys | 11 |
| 1913 | girls | 695 |
| 1912 | boys | 5 |
| 1912 | girls | 698 |
| 1911 | boys | 5 |
| 1911 | girls | 541 |
| 1910 | boys | 6 |
| 1910 | girls | 594 |
| 1909 | boys | 5 |
| 1909 | girls | 483 |
| 1908 | girls | 515 |
| 1907 | boys | 8 |
| 1907 | girls | 544 |
| 1906 | girls | 524 |
| 1905 | boys | 6 |
| 1905 | girls | 530 |
| 1904 | girls | 555 |
| 1903 | boys | 7 |
| 1903 | girls | 541 |
| 1902 | boys | 10 |
| 1902 | girls | 560 |
| 1901 | boys | 6 |
| 1901 | girls | 550 |
| 1900 | boys | 5 |
| 1900 | girls | 744 |
| 1899 | girls | 571 |
| 1898 | girls | 696 |
| 1897 | boys | 8 |
| 1897 | girls | 595 |
| 1896 | girls | 671 |
| 1895 | girls | 691 |
| 1894 | boys | 8 |
| 1894 | girls | 763 |
| 1893 | boys | 6 |
| 1893 | girls | 693 |
| 1892 | boys | 10 |
| 1892 | girls | 753 |
| 1891 | boys | 5 |
| 1891 | girls | 696 |
| 1890 | boys | 5 |
| 1890 | girls | 751 |
| 1889 | boys | 9 |
| 1889 | girls | 723 |
| 1888 | boys | 11 |
| 1888 | girls | 782 |
| 1887 | boys | 5 |
| 1887 | girls | 648 |
| 1886 | boys | 8 |
| 1886 | girls | 602 |
| 1885 | boys | 5 |
| 1885 | girls | 607 |
| 1884 | girls | 564 |
| 1883 | boys | 6 |
| 1883 | girls | 532 |
| 1882 | boys | 8 |
| 1882 | girls | 510 |
| 1881 | girls | 451 |
| 1880 | girls | 462 |