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Mae Name Popularity

How popular is the name Mae? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 1,422 0.4039%
1911 — 1,430 0.384%
1912 — 1,751 0.3472%
1913 — 1,796 0.3168%
1914 — 2,024 0.2904%
1915 — 2,465 0.2713%
1916 — 2,595 0.2686%
1917 — 2,494 0.2493%
1918 — 2,741 0.2554%
1919 — 2,622 0.2504%
1920 — 2,716 0.2443%
1921 — 2,580 0.2253%
1922 — 2,397 0.2152%
1923 — 2,420 0.2161%
1924 — 2,357 0.203%
1925 — 2,310 0.2044%
1926 — 2,241 0.2038%
1927 — 2,054 0.1856%
1928 — 1,791 0.1674%
1929 — 1,740 0.168%
1930 — 1,627 0.1558%
1931 — 1,433 0.1452%
1932 — 1,432 0.1449%
1933 — 1,258 0.135%
1934 — 1,363 0.141%
1935 — 1,239 0.1275%
1936 — 1,101 0.1143%
1937 — 1,036 0.1051%
1938 — 1,062 0.1037%
1939 — 1,026 0.1009%
1940 — 967 0.091%
1941 — 959 0.0852%
1942 — 963 0.0763%
1943 — 853 0.0653%
1944 — 816 0.0658%
1945 — 812 0.0666%
1946 — 769 0.0521%
1947 — 827 0.0495%
1948 — 851 0.0533%
1949 — 748 0.0465%
1950 — 711 0.0442%
1951 — 691 0.0408%
1952 — 615 0.0352%
1953 — 600 0.0339%
1954 — 501 0.0274%
1955 — 536 0.0291%
1956 — 431 0.0228%
1957 — 432 0.0224%
1958 — 334 0.0177%
1959 — 333 0.0175%
1960 — 314 0.0166%
1961 — 318 0.0168%
1962 — 214 0.0117%
1963 — 202 0.0113%
1964 — 171 0.0097%
1965 — 156 0.0095%
1966 — 130 0.0083%
1967 — 99 0.0065%
1968 — 64 0.0043%
1969 — 70 0.0045%
1970 — 75 0.0047%
1971 — 25 0.0017%
1972 — 53 0.0039%
1973 — 34 0.0026%
1974 — 28 0.0022%
1975 — 37 0.0029%
1976 — 16 0.0012%
1977 — 30 0.0022%
1978 — 27 0.002%
1979 — 23 0.0016%
1980 — 20 0.0014%
1981 — 7 0.0005%
1982 — 5 0.0003%
1983 — 14 0.0009%
1984 — 14 0.0009%
1985 — 7 0.0005%
1986 — 13 0.0009%
1987 — 13 0.0009%
1988 — 10 0.0006%
1989 — 12 0.0007%
1990 — 11 0.0007%
1991 — 30 0.0018%
1992 — 24 0.0015%
1993 — 10 0.0006%
1994 — 16 0.001%
1995 — 14 0.0009%
1996 — 13 0.0009%
1997 — 28 0.0019%
1998 — 24 0.0016%
1999 — 48 0.0032%
2000 — 70 0.0046%
2001 — 44 0.0029%
2002 — 74 0.0049%
2003 — 58 0.0038%
2004 — 94 0.0062%
2005 — 107 0.007%
2006 — 151 0.0096%
2007 — 164 0.0104%
2008 — 176 0.0114%
2009 — 179 0.012%
2010 — 213 0.0148%
2011 — 293 0.0206%
2012 — 316 0.0222%
2013 — 390 0.0274%
2014 — 379 0.026%
2015 — 473 0.0325%
2016 — 511 0.0354%
2017 — 408 0.0292%
2018 — 528 0.0384%
2019 — 513 0.0379%
2020 — 448 0.0352%
2021 — 546 0.0447%
2022 — 585 0.0443%
2023 — 576 0.0445%

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Data via SSA.gov.


Names Like Mae

If you like Mae, you’ll love these other names like Mae.


What names sound like Mae?

If you like how Mae sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Mae.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Mai
Maj

Great; mother; the fifth month

Greek

Maye

The fifth month

English


What names are similar to Mae?

Find a name that’s like Mae, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Fae

Loyalty; belief

French

Gae

Glad, lighthearted

French

Jae

Blue crested bird; talent; riches

American, Asian, Latin

Mab

Joy, hilarity; baby

Welsh

Mag

Pearl

Greek

Mal

Smooth brow; star of the sea

Latin

Mame

Star of the sea

Latin

Mare

Irish

Mat

Mighty in battle

German

Mave

Joy, hilarity; baby

Welsh

Rae

A diminutive or nickname for Rachel.

Hebrew


Lists With Mae

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Mae.


Siblings of Mae

Mamas with kids named Mae also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Elinor

Sun ray, shining light

Greek

Kurtis

Courtier

French

Sylis

13 Comments

  1. My grandma’s middle name was Mae and I thought it would be a really good girl name… If we had a girl born in May. Sure enough, our second daughter was born in May!

  2. mae, i liked the simplicity it had and sounded, my niece wanted it to be mae-lynn.

  3. I didn’t like the traditional way of spelling it like “Mae”. I ended up spelling her name “Maey

  4. I woke up one morning and told my partner, I think her name is Mae! I was about 7 months pregnant and we were having a lot of fun constantly testing out different names for our baby, but when I woke up with this feeling, I knew it was right for her! My grandmother’s middle name was Mae, and I love the strong simplicity of the name.

  5. I like Mae say from twig and turtle book and she is so cool, so I decided to write Mae in the book I am writing too but I decided not to copy the name, so I needed female siblings of Mae. But I did not find any female siblings of Mae only male siblings of Mae. But I think Lottie should also be a female sibling of Mae because in Twig and turtle book 6 Lottie was Mae Say’s cousin so I think it would be fair as Lottie to be Mae say’s sister

  6. Mae is a family name. It’s short, sweet, and has been around a very long time!

    • It is very sweet for a sweet girl who loves nature. Like Mae say is trying to save our earth and it is sweet of her.

  7. I wanted a timeless name for our baby girl, just like her siblings! I was listening to one of my favorite songs “Lady May” and it felt so right! Her name is Mae, middle name Elouise. Now that she is born, she is soo little miss Mae, fits her perfectly!

  8. Her name is Mae’Me but that name wasn’t there. Named her after me my middle name is Mae and she looks like me so that’s why I spelled it that way.

  9. It is actually her middle name. Her first name is Bobbie after her late great grandmother. And her middle name is Mae after her late great Aunt. I put them together and call her Bobbie-Mae, or Mae for short.

  10. I had a family member distant cousin named Mae and like the name. My friend used to use it as my middle name, even though it wasn’t. It just seemed to fit!

  11. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in May three years ago so Mae felt like a month of rebirth and redemption.
    It also means pearl which our precious daughter is, a jewel

  12. It’s always been my favorite name, since I was really little. I always knew my first daughter would be named Mae. We found out that it can actually be short for Mary, which is another name I like, so we named her Mary and will call her Mae.


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