Unisex name · since 1971
My
My has 1,101 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,174 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,101
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,101 babies have been named My since 1971, making it today's #12174 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show My recorded 1,101 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #12174 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #7,021 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,174 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,101 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, My ranks #7,021 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,174 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,101 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,174 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,101
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
My's 1,101 recorded births place it above 90.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How My compares
1,101 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
My's all-time total is 193% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | My | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,101 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 91 | 21 | 19,840 |
My's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting My's full recorded timeline at 1997, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 91 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
My popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
My popularity over time - boys
239 total births recorded since 1975 (My as boys' name)
My by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (540 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was My's strongest decade.
540 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
My births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 125
1970s
125 births
- 1980s
1980s
540 births
- 1990s 201
1990s
201 births
- 2000s 96
2000s
96 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 540 births (49% of all-time use).
How My 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 My's total volume
My by state
Where My concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 244 | 22.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 49 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
244 of 1,101 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with My's data
- My's decade-level peak was the 1980s (540 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mys (244 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for My: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
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, 1971–2025 (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 My 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.