Mayola vs May

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

Name A

Mayola

Girl name

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Name B

May

Girl name · Rank #1350

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Metric Mayola May
Current Rank Unranked #1350
Total Births (all years) 1,211 49,216
Peak Year 1922 1919
Peak Year Births 45 981
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1898 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mayola May
1880ss — 5,881
1890ss 11 6,880
1900ss 69 5,546
1910ss 242 8,096
1920ss 364 8,164
1930ss 220 3,743
1940ss 146 2,319
1950ss 100 1,724
1960ss 42 1,111
1970ss 7 911
1980ss 5 1,223
1990ss 5 815
2000ss — 884
2010ss — 1,199
2020ss — 720

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mayola May
2014 — 138
2015 — 130
2016 — 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, 1898–1995.

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