Baby name

Mae

Girl

Origin of the name

Mae is a spelling of May, a pet form of Mary or Margaret.

Comeback name

In 1918, Mae reached its peak: 2,756 girls, 1 baby in 788. Almost forgotten around 1991, with about 60 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 500.

114,835births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 95rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Mae are born

1918

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The darker the blue, the more common Mae is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Mae is most common in Mississippi (4.4 times), South Carolina (3.1) and Arkansas (3.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

May 49,400
Rae 23,460
Mai 5,677
Fae 2,683
Maye 1,956
Jae 1,280

Names from the same era

Leona · Ada · Genevieve · Hattie · Viola · Myrtle

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