My
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 11 babies a year in the US.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
My by the numbers
My was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 91 babies in 1982, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
What we can tell you about My
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Sounds like My
Names that are said the same way as My, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mi5 in the US (2017)