Mays vs Maynard

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

Name A

Mays

Boy name · Rank #7278

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Name B

Maynard

Boy name · Rank #8290

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Metric Mays Maynard
Current Rank #7278 #8290
Total Births (all years) 132 14,911
Peak Year 2016 1922
Peak Year Births 12 398
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mays Maynard
1880ss — 69
1890ss — 176
1900ss — 316
1910ss — 2,267
1920ss 5 3,649
1930ss — 3,096
1940ss — 2,092
1950ss — 1,305
1960ss 5 672
1970ss — 416
1980ss — 254
1990ss — 181
2000ss 5 192
2010ss 69 158
2020ss 48 68

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mays Maynard
2014 7 19
2015 5 16
2016 12 6
2017 6 21
2018 10 19
2019 10 11
2020 10 17
2021 12 7
2022 5 25
2023 10 10
2024 11 9

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, 1922–2024.

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