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May

May is currently the #1229 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 183 babies. After peaking all the way back in 1880, May is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Looking at the full record since 1880, May hit its all-time high of #57 in 1880, when 462 girls were given the name. State by state, Oregon leads the way at #483.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1229
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#57
in 1880 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
183
girls named May

May popularity, 1880–2025

0.14%0.27%0.41%0.55%18801900192019401960198020002020#57 in 1880
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1880

Where May is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025NH—Washington: #541 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#541Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025WI—Michigan: #1061 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#1061New York: #1418 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1418Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025RI—Oregon: #483 (7 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#483Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1015 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#1015New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025CT—California: #1185 (21 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1185Utah: #605 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)UT#605Colorado: #634 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#634Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025VA—Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named May in 2025HI—Texas: #1460 (16 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1460Florida: #1887 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1887
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oregon (#483), Washington (#541), Utah (#605)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named May in the most recent year of SSA data.

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