Mae Name Popularity

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How popular is Mae?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Mae, ranked the 554th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Mae has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 52, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 1892 and as recently as 1895.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1918 with 2,756 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Mae was 45 in 1993.

Approximately during the years 1881-1888, 1897-1900, 1909-1915, 1995-2000, 2001-2006, and 2007-2015, the name Mae took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1927-1931, 1955-1958, 1959-1971, and 1990-1993 were years of successive downward movement.

The popularity trend for Mae has been soaring upward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Mae lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Mae?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Mae still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Mae (Girl)		Mae (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		556	554	< 5	--
2017		459	640	< 5	--
2016		531	582	< 5	--
2015		513	587	< 5	--
2014		413	685	< 5	--
2013		419	676	< 5	--
2012		371	749	< 5	--
2011		337	802	< 5	--
2010		259	979	< 5	--
2009		240	1,064	< 5	--
2008		229	1,127	< 5	--
2007		208	1,208	< 5	--
2006		207	1,176	< 5	--
2005		175	1,279	< 5	--
2004		151	1,384	< 5	--
2003		119	1,622	< 5	--
2002		140	1,381	< 5	--
2001		112	1,637	< 5	--
2000		132	1,409	< 5	--
1999		99	1,672	< 5	--
1998		83	1,859	< 5	--
1997		68	2,093	< 5	--
1996		56	2,359	< 5	--
1995		61	2,203	< 5	--
1994		66	2,091	< 5	--
1993		45	2,704	< 5	--
1992		53	2,446	< 5	--
1991		64	2,103	< 5	--
1990		59	2,190	< 5	--
1989		58	2,137	< 5	--
1988		54	2,140	< 5	--
1987		59	1,933	< 5	--
1986		53	2,040	< 5	--
1985		56	1,960	< 5	--
1984		63	1,742	< 5	--
1983		60	1,786	< 5	--
1982		64	1,747	< 5	--
1981		59	1,855	< 5	--
1980		79	1,509	< 5	--
1979		65	1,699	< 5	--
1978		71	1,554	< 5	--
1977		75	1,478	< 5	--
1976		69	1,507	< 5	--
1975		87	1,288	< 5	--
1974		87	1,257	< 5	--
1973		90	1,194	< 5	--
1972		92	1,176	< 5	--
1971		75	1,414	< 5	--
1970		120	1,032	< 5	--
1969		127	948	< 5	--
1968		112	988	< 5	--
1967		147	827	< 5	--
1966		181	733	< 5	--
1965		189	723	< 5	--
1964		205	725	< 5	--
1963		247	643	< 5	--
1962		259	629	< 5	--
1961		360	516	< 5	--
1960		346	519	< 5	--
1959		369	509	< 5	--
1958		374	496	6	3,782
1957		456	440	7	3,432
1956		465	423	< 5	--
1955		576	365	9	2,891
1954		556	371	< 5	--
1953		637	328	< 5	--
1952		640	319	6	3,599
1951		730	290	< 5	--
1950		737	287	8	2,938
1949		792	274	6	3,563
1948		884	252	< 5	--
1947		859	253	9	2,792
1946		805	249	5	3,824
1945		854	225	14	1,900
1944		869	224	11	2,265
1943		876	224	9	2,667
1942		997	204	17	1,777
1941		993	191	8	2,798
1940		1,018	185	6	3,336
1939		1,060	180	15	1,845
1938		1,083	183	9	2,584
1937		1,071	185	15	1,886
1936		1,136	170	10	2,393
1935		1,267	160	15	1,888
1934		1,384	147	15	1,906
1933		1,289	148	14	1,969
1932		1,456	141	17	1,821
1931		1,462	141	11	2,417
1930		1,651	137	18	1,788
1929		1,765	132	15	2,068
1928		1,807	130	18	1,880
1927		2,073	125	16	2,094
1926		2,261	118	24	1,545
1925		2,332	116	17	1,979
1924		2,370	114	10	2,944
1923		2,427	110	12	2,547
1922		2,404	111	10	2,926
1921		2,589	110	10	2,915
1920		2,730	99	14	2,295
1919		2,634	99	15	2,114
1918		2,756	95	13	2,345
1917		2,507	96	8	3,097
1916		2,607	92	10	2,663
1915		2,486	89	13	2,133
1914		2,049	85	6	3,124
1913		1,814	79	15	1,418
1912		1,775	74	10	1,694
1911		1,449	71	6	1,662
1910		1,453	65	8	1,273
1909		1,230	68	14	790
1908		1,384	57	8	1,079
1907		1,375	57	< 5	--
1906		1,225	60	< 5	--
1905		1,284	60	10	823
1904		1,214	58	5	1,327
1903		1,192	58	< 5	--
1902		1,261	53	9	839
1901		1,140	54	< 5	--
1900		1,406	54	10	884
1899		1,035	59	< 5	--
1898		1,239	56	6	1,080
1897		1,144	54	< 5	--
1896		1,148	55	< 5	--
1895		1,193	52	5	1,190
1894		1,134	54	< 5	--
1893		1,071	53	6	983
1892		1,101	52	7	916
1891		933	54	< 5	--
1890		920	58	6	956
1889		883	57	< 5	--
1888		836	60	< 5	--
1887		680	58	< 5	--
1886		641	61	< 5	--
1885		578	63	5	1,030
1884		542	64	< 5	--
1883		423	70	< 5	--
1882		406	71	< 5	--
1881		314	75	< 5	--
1880		344	71	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.