May Girls

The U.S. popularity history of May: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 49,400 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births

49,400

Peak year

1919 #194

Years on the list

146

10-year trend

+22.7%

In the 1910s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	88	#2170
2012	106	#1900
2013	109	#1859
2014	138	#1575
2015	130	#1652
2016	131	#1651
2017	128	#1682
2018	129	#1645
2019	133	#1602
2020	119	#1714
2021	123	#1690
2022	155	#1446
2023	156	#1437
2024	168	#1361
2025	183	#1233

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1919

NY

125

PA

65

CA

51

GA

37

TX

37

NC

36

Names from the same era

Lillie · 1919 Willie · 1919 Lola · 1919 Susie · 1919 Mamie · 1919 Alberta · 1919 Eula · 1919 Effie · 1919 Ollie · 1919 Lizzie · 1919

Names similar to May

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