Mays

A girls’ name of English origin, meaning the month of may or from the hawthorn.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Mays by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Mays. In the US, 11 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mays. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maythe month; associated with the goddess Maia64 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maysawalking with a proud gait35 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mayesson of may; patronymic form9 in the US (2017)
  • Mayutrue gentleness or genuine reason7 in the US (2017)
  • Mayebeloved; a variant of Mae or May6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Mays

Names that are said the same way as Mays, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Maisevariant spelling of maisie; a form of margaret; pearl5 in the US (2017)
  • Mais3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Mays

RumaysaMadihaIrhaFleurRehmatGurbaniAfiyahAleeha

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