Maydee vs May

Side-by-side comparison of Maydee and May — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Maydee

Girl name

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Name B

May

Girl name · Rank #1358

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Metric Maydee May
Current Rank Unranked #1358
Total Births (all years) 5 49,400
Peak Year 1926 1919
Peak Year Births 5 981
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1926 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maydee May
1880ss — 5,881
1890ss — 6,880
1900ss — 5,546
1910ss — 8,096
1920ss 5 8,164
1930ss — 3,743
1940ss — 2,319
1950ss — 1,724
1960ss — 1,111
1970ss — 911
1980ss — 1,223
1990ss — 815
2000ss — 884
2010ss — 1,199
2020ss — 904

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maydee May
2014 — 138
2015 — 130
2016 — 131
2017 — 128
2018 — 129
2019 — 133
2020 — 119
2021 — 123
2022 — 155
2023 — 156
2024 — 168
2025 — 183

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1926–1926.

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