Maygan vs May

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

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Maygan

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Name B

May

Girl name · Rank #1350

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Metric Maygan May
Current Rank Unranked #1350
Total Births (all years) 612 49,216
Peak Year 1997 1919
Peak Year Births 34 981
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1976 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maygan May
1880ss — 5,881
1890ss — 6,880
1900ss — 5,546
1910ss — 8,096
1920ss — 8,164
1930ss — 3,743
1940ss — 2,319
1950ss — 1,724
1960ss — 1,111
1970ss 10 911
1980ss 135 1,223
1990ss 253 815
2000ss 188 884
2010ss 26 1,199
2020ss — 720

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maygan May
2014 8 138
2015 — 130
2016 5 131
2017 — 128
2018 — 129
2019 — 133
2020 — 119
2021 — 122
2022 — 155
2023 — 156
2024 — 168

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, 1976–2016.

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