Mae Girl
How popular is Mae?
#500 girl name in 2025
594 baby girls were named Mae in the US in 2025, making it the 500th most popular girl name.
27,997living people named Mae (est.)
68median age of people named Mae
115,441babies named Mae since 1880
1 in 5,581US babies born in 2025
Mae popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #500 for girls (▲ 29 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 594 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+16% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #588 in 2015, #572 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (2,756 girls) |
| Highest rank | #52 in 1892 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Mae is most popular
Babies named Mae per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- District of Columbia: 1.3 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- Maine: 1.2 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- Utah: 1.1 per 1,000 (92 girls)
- Idaho: 1.0 per 1,000 (32 girls)
- South Dakota: 0.9 per 1,000 (13 girls)
Mae by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,647 | #57 |
| 1890s | 10,918 | #52 |
| 1900s | 12,711 | #53 |
| 1910s | 21,530 | #65 |
| 1920s | 22,760 | #99 |
| 1930s | 12,859 | #137 |
| 1940s | 8,947 | #185 |
| 1950s | 5,542 | #287 |
| 1960s | 2,172 | #517 |
| 1970s | 830 | #1,026 |
| 1980s | 606 | #1,502 |
| 1990s | 654 | #1,665 |
| 2000s | 1,714 | #1,063 |
| 2010s | 4,427 | #548 |
| 2020s | 3,518 | #500 |
Girl names about as popular as Mae
Questions
- Is Mae a boy or girl name?
- Mae is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mae were girls.
- How popular is the name Mae?
- 594 baby girls were named Mae in the US in 2025, making it the 500th most popular girl name.
- When was Mae most popular?
- Mae peaked in 1918, when 2,756 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #52, held for 2 years starting in 1892.
- How many people are named Mae?
- 115,441 babies have been named Mae in the US since 1880. We estimate about 27,997 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
- Where is Mae most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mae was most common in District of Columbia, at 1.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.