Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Mae

#338 most common girls' name of all time · #626 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#338
Rank overall
#626 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
115,441
Since 2016
5,636
Peak year
1918 #95
Best rank
#52 1892
Girls Boys peak 2,769/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Mae is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 594 — 594 #500
2024 578 — 578 #529
2023 599 5 604 #506
2022 614 — 614 #511
2021 622 — 622 #501
2020 511 — 511 #572
2019 556 — 556 #548
2018 561 — 561 #553
2017 461 — 461 #637
2016 535 — 535 #580
2015 513 — 513 #588
2014 413 — 413 #686
2013 419 — 419 #676
2012 373 — 373 #746
2011 337 — 337 #802
2010 259 — 259 #979
2009 240 — 240 #1,063
2008 230 — 230 #1,123
2007 208 — 208 #1,205
2006 207 — 207 #1,173
2005 175 — 175 #1,277
2004 151 — 151 #1,380
2003 119 — 119 #1,612
2002 140 — 140 #1,376
2001 112 — 112 #1,627
2000 132 — 132 #1,402
1999 99 — 99 #1,667
1998 83 — 83 #1,845
1997 68 — 68 #2,070
1996 56 — 56 #2,340
1995 61 — 61 #2,190
1994 66 — 66 #2,079
1993 45 — 45 #2,676
1992 53 — 53 #2,433
1991 64 — 64 #2,092
1990 59 — 59 #2,174
1989 58 — 58 #2,119
1988 55 — 55 #2,093
1987 59 — 59 #1,919
1986 53 — 53 #2,025
1985 56 — 56 #1,948
1984 63 — 63 #1,727
1983 60 — 60 #1,770
1982 64 — 64 #1,735
1981 59 — 59 #1,848
1980 79 — 79 #1,503
1979 65 — 65 #1,694
1978 71 — 71 #1,547
1977 75 — 75 #1,468
1976 69 — 69 #1,499
1975 86 — 86 #1,292
1974 87 — 87 #1,252
1973 90 — 90 #1,194
1972 92 — 92 #1,169
1971 75 — 75 #1,406
1970 120 — 120 #1,027
1969 127 — 127 #943
1968 112 — 112 #984
1967 147 — 147 #826
1966 181 — 181 #732
1965 189 — 189 #720
1964 205 — 205 #724
1963 247 — 247 #643
1962 259 — 259 #627
1961 358 — 358 #517
1960 347 — 347 #519
1959 368 — 368 #509
1958 374 6 380 #495
1957 459 7 466 #437
1956 465 — 465 #424
1955 575 9 584 #366
1954 554 — 554 #371
1953 640 — 640 #327
1952 640 6 646 #319
1951 730 — 730 #290
1950 737 8 745 #287
1949 792 6 798 #274
1948 884 — 884 #252
1947 859 9 868 #253
1946 806 5 811 #249
1945 854 14 868 #225
1944 868 11 879 #224
1943 876 9 885 #224
1942 997 17 1,014 #204
1941 993 8 1,001 #191
1940 1,018 6 1,024 #185
1939 1,060 15 1,075 #180
1938 1,083 9 1,092 #183
1937 1,071 15 1,086 #185
1936 1,136 10 1,146 #170
1935 1,267 15 1,282 #160
1934 1,384 15 1,399 #147
1933 1,290 14 1,304 #148
1932 1,456 17 1,473 #141
1931 1,462 11 1,473 #141
1930 1,650 18 1,668 #137
1929 1,767 15 1,782 #132
1928 1,808 18 1,826 #130
1927 2,072 16 2,088 #125
1926 2,261 24 2,285 #118
1925 2,332 17 2,349 #116
1924 2,369 10 2,379 #114
1923 2,428 12 2,440 #109
1922 2,404 10 2,414 #111
1921 2,589 10 2,599 #110
1920 2,730 14 2,744 #99
1919 2,634 15 2,649 #99
1918 2,756 13 2,769 #95
1917 2,507 8 2,515 #96
1916 2,607 10 2,617 #92
1915 2,486 13 2,499 #89
1914 2,049 6 2,055 #85
1913 1,814 15 1,829 #79
1912 1,775 10 1,785 #74
1911 1,449 6 1,455 #71
1910 1,453 8 1,461 #65
1909 1,230 14 1,244 #68
1908 1,384 8 1,392 #57
1907 1,375 — 1,375 #57
1906 1,225 — 1,225 #60
1905 1,284 10 1,294 #60
1904 1,214 5 1,219 #58
1903 1,192 — 1,192 #58
1902 1,261 9 1,270 #53
1901 1,140 — 1,140 #54
1900 1,406 10 1,416 #54
1899 1,035 — 1,035 #59
1898 1,239 6 1,245 #56
1897 1,144 — 1,144 #54
1896 1,148 — 1,148 #55
1895 1,193 5 1,198 #52
1894 1,134 — 1,134 #54
1893 1,071 6 1,077 #53
1892 1,101 7 1,108 #52
1891 933 — 933 #54
1890 920 6 926 #58
1889 883 — 883 #58
1888 836 — 836 #60
1887 680 — 680 #58
1886 641 — 641 #61
1885 578 5 583 #63
1884 542 — 542 #64
1883 423 — 423 #70
1882 406 — 406 #71
1881 314 — 314 #75
1880 344 — 344 #71