May
| Origin | Gender | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Girl | Water (Old Arabic) |
| Jamaican | Girl | Born in May |
| Syrian | Girl | Water |
Fun Facts About the Name May
Popularity of May
Popularity Analysis
The name May first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1880 when it reached rank #57. It broke into the top 100 for 22 years. As of 1982, it ranked #963.
| Year | Rank | Gender | % of Total Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 963 | Female | 0.0085% |
| 1962 | 995 | Female | 0.0058% |
| 1961 | 958 | Female | 0.0061% |
| 1960 | 896 | Female | 0.0066% |
| 1959 | 875 | Female | 0.0067% |
| 1958 | 850 | Female | 0.0070% |
| 1957 | 840 | Female | 0.0070% |
| 1956 | 766 | Female | 0.0080% |
| 1955 | 695 | Female | 0.0091% |
| 1954 | 679 | Female | 0.0095% |
| 1953 | 694 | Female | 0.0089% |
| 1952 | 668 | Female | 0.0093% |
| 1951 | 577 | Female | 0.0120% |
| 1950 | 621 | Female | 0.0105% |
| 1949 | 580 | Female | 0.0117% |
| 1948 | 560 | Female | 0.0126% |
| 1947 | 559 | Female | 0.0128% |
| 1946 | 572 | Female | 0.0121% |
| 1945 | 513 | Female | 0.0152% |
| 1944 | 474 | Female | 0.0165% |
| 1943 | 504 | Female | 0.0153% |
| 1942 | 435 | Female | 0.0201% |
| 1941 | 432 | Female | 0.0201% |
| 1940 | 408 | Female | 0.0242% |
| 1939 | 423 | Female | 0.0227% |
| 1938 | 403 | Female | 0.0240% |
| 1937 | 379 | Female | 0.0265% |
| 1936 | 355 | Female | 0.0295% |
| 1935 | 338 | Female | 0.0324% |
| 1934 | 325 | Female | 0.0343% |
| 1933 | 310 | Female | 0.0385% |
| 1932 | 301 | Female | 0.0399% |
| 1931 | 285 | Female | 0.0436% |
| 1930 | 270 | Female | 0.0473% |
| 1929 | 267 | Female | 0.0500% |
| 1928 | 236 | Female | 0.0590% |
| 1927 | 236 | Female | 0.0604% |
| 1926 | 232 | Female | 0.0625% |
| 1925 | 221 | Female | 0.0669% |
| 1924 | 221 | Female | 0.0671% |
| 1923 | 220 | Female | 0.0690% |
| 1922 | 223 | Female | 0.0688% |
| 1921 | 206 | Female | 0.0762% |
| 1920 | 204 | Female | 0.0769% |
| 1919 | 194 | Female | 0.0835% |
| 1918 | 200 | Female | 0.0799% |
| 1917 | 195 | Female | 0.0841% |
| 1916 | 190 | Female | 0.0864% |
| 1915 | 175 | Female | 0.0951% |
| 1914 | 175 | Female | 0.0966% |
| 1913 | 167 | Female | 0.1062% |
| 1912 | 153 | Female | 0.1190% |
| 1911 | 149 | Female | 0.1223% |
| 1910 | 138 | Female | 0.1416% |
| 1909 | 146 | Female | 0.1312% |
| 1908 | 134 | Female | 0.1453% |
| 1907 | 120 | Female | 0.1612% |
| 1906 | 119 | Female | 0.1672% |
| 1905 | 119 | Female | 0.1710% |
| 1904 | 109 | Female | 0.1898% |
| 1903 | 107 | Female | 0.1945% |
| 1902 | 107 | Female | 0.1998% |
| 1901 | 95 | Female | 0.2163% |
| 1900 | 91 | Female | 0.2341% |
| 1899 | 95 | Female | 0.2307% |
| 1898 | 86 | Female | 0.2539% |
| 1897 | 91 | Female | 0.2397% |
| 1896 | 82 | Female | 0.2663% |
| 1895 | 80 | Female | 0.2796% |
| 1894 | 71 | Female | 0.3233% |
| 1893 | 73 | Female | 0.3077% |
| 1892 | 70 | Female | 0.3348% |
| 1891 | 68 | Female | 0.3541% |
| 1890 | 65 | Female | 0.3724% |
| 1889 | 64 | Female | 0.3821% |
| 1888 | 63 | Female | 0.4128% |
| 1887 | 61 | Female | 0.4169% |
| 1886 | 64 | Female | 0.3916% |
| 1885 | 61 | Female | 0.4276% |
| 1884 | 61 | Female | 0.4099% |
| 1883 | 57 | Female | 0.4431% |
| 1882 | 59 | Female | 0.4417% |
| 1881 | 58 | Female | 0.4562% |
| 1880 | 57 | Female | 0.4733% |
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