Girls' name · since 1880

Maye

Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,956 babies named Maye, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#4,772 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,113 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,956
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade

1,956 babies have been named Maye since 1880, making it today's #10113 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Maye recorded 1,956 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #10113 nationally today, ahead of 42% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #4,772 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,113 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,956 born since 1880
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maye ranks #4,772 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,113 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,956 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.

#4,772 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,113 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,956
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%41.5%
Maye vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Maye's 1,956 recorded births place it above 93.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Maye compares

1,956 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Maye's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Maye Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,956 376 567,345
Peak-year births 58 21 19,840

Maye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Maye's full recorded timeline at 1929, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Maye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
58
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
020406080 188018931906191919321945197120192025 9

Maye by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (424 births, 22% of the file).

1910s was Maye's strongest decade.

424 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Maye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 424 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Maye compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maye's total volume

Maye vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -47, 5.7%-62, 5.3%-69, 3.8%-64, 10.3%-49, 4.3%-50, 11.8%-33, 20%-46, 4.3%-71, 4.7%-146, 2.5%-57, 5.7%-72, 3.4%-25, 8.3%-35, 7.9%-37, 7.2%Maye-146, 3%Maye
Maye vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Maye by state

Where Maye concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
43 2.2%
#2 Arkansas
11 0.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
10 0.5%
#4 Alabama
7 0.4%
#5 Florida
5 0.3%
#6 Iowa
5 0.3%
#7 Kentucky
5 0.3%
#8 Missouri
5 0.3%
Texas share of Maye's total US births 2.2%
Even split

43 of 1,956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Maye appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maye? ▼
1,956 babies have been named Maye since 1880. All-time, it sits at #4,772 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #10,113 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1921 with 58 births.
Where does Maye sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maye ranks #4,772 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,113 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maye most popular? ▼
Maye was most popular in the 1910s decade with 424 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Maye most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Maye are Texas (43 births), Arkansas (11 births), Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Maye been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Maye since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Maye? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maya, May, Mayra, Mayme, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Maye's data

  • Maye's decade-level peak was the 1910s (424 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Mayes (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Maye

Nearby Names Like Maye

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maye

Maya Girl
#62 123,587 births
May Girl
#1229 49,400 births
Mayra Girl
#2162 33,217 births
Mayme Girl
10,928 births
Maybelle Girl
#2822 6,366 births

Compare Maye side by side: Maye vs Maya Maye vs May Maye vs Mayra

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Maye

Jettie #10112
3,665 births · Peak 1918
Almira #10114
1,821 births · Peak 1917
Esta #10111
4,439 births · Peak 1920
Osa #10115
683 births · Peak 1892
Izora #10110
1,203 births · Peak 1915
Fidelia #10116
732 births · Peak 1916
Reba #10109
35,431 births · Peak 1925
Netta #10117
1,116 births · Peak 1922

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Maye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maye draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.