US rank #11273 Unisex name Peak 1982 1,093 births

My — #11273 US unisex name

1,093 babies named My in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1251980s5401990s2012000s962010s992020s32
#11273
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named My was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

91 babies were named My in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About My

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,093 babies named My between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, My currently holds the #11273 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 91 babies received it in a single year. My is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 239 additional births since 1975.

Decade-level aggregation shows that My performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 540 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, My shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 244 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list My in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for My in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,093 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

My at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,093

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

1982

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#11,273

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

My popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1982)
91
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080100 20242015200820001993198619791971 7

My popularity over time — boys

239 total births recorded since 1975 (My as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 239 births
0510152025 20021993199019871984198119781975 8

My by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
540 births that decade — 49% of My's all-time total
1970s1251980s5401990s2012000s962010s992020s32

My by state

Where My concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name My
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
244 22.3%
#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%
California share of My's total US births 22.3%
Even split

244 of 1,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name My?
1,093 babies have been named My since 1971. It currently ranks #11273 among girls. The peak year was 1982 with 91 births.
When was My most popular?
My was most popular in the 1980s decade with 540 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is My most popular?
The top states for the name My are California (244 births), Texas (49 births), Minnesota (8 births).
Is My a unisex name?
Yes, My is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,093 births, and as a boy's name it has 239 births.
How long has the name My been used?
My has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to My?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myrtle, Myra, Mya, Myrna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.