Mae
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning of the sea; a form of May or Mary.
Babies a year
108
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#501
up from #530
UK popularity
#391
108 babies · up from #443
How Mae has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #588 |
| 2016 | #580 |
| 2017 | #640 |
| 2018 | #554 |
| 2019 | #549 |
| 2020 | #576 |
| 2021 | #504 |
| 2022 | #510 |
| 2023 | #506 |
| 2024 | #530 |
| 2025 | #501 |
In 2025, 108 babies in England and Wales were named Mae. In the US, 452 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,756 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Mae was most common in 1895, when it went to 0.48% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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