girl's name
Mai
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,911
Ireland
#706
2025 births
Mai is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1990, when 254 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 60,281 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Mai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 |
| 1890s | 30 |
| 1900s | 29 |
| 1910s | 83 |
| 1920s | 128 |
| 1930s | 94 |
| 1940s | 45 |
| 1950s | 77 |
| 1960s | 107 |
| 1970s | 252 |
| 1980s | 1,606 |
| 1990s | 1,656 |
| 2000s | 746 |
| 2010s | 516 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 316 |
How popular is Mai?
In 2025, Mai was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mai is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Mai is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maï | Maï is Mai written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,556 in France, against #7,302 for Mai. | 310 |
Names that peaked alongside Mai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Mai in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Mai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mai
How popular is the name Mai?
In 2025, Mai was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mai a girl's or a boy's name?
Mai is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mai?
Mai has 1 syllable.
When was Mai most popular?
Mai peaked in 1990, when 254 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Mai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mai currently ranks #706 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.