NameTides

Mai

Mai was the #2,998 girls' name in the US in 2025 (55 babies), and #1,584 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Mai as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Mai as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Mai as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,998 (55)#1,584 (19)#608 (5)#2,282 (9)
2024#3,225 (49)#1,743 (17)#504 (7)—
2023#3,181 (51)#2,346 (11)#445 (8)#2,203 (9)
2022#2,995 (55)#2,488 (10)#559 (6)#2,835 (6)
2021#2,892 (58)#2,201 (12)#270 (16)#3,280 (5)
2020#3,221 (48)#2,615 (9)——
2019#3,172 (50)#2,869 (8)#457 (8)#1,533 (15)
2018#3,050 (53)#1,788 (16)#319 (14)#2,344 (8)
2017#4,220 (34)#1,817 (16)#365 (11)#1,454 (16)
2016#3,280 (49)#2,233 (12)#419 (10)#2,383 (8)
2015#3,429 (46)#1,601 (19)#494 (8)#1,874 (11)
2014#3,041 (55)#1,798 (16)#752 (4)#1,600 (14)
2013#3,005 (55)#1,956 (14)#587 (6)—
2012#3,040 (55)#1,809 (16)#510 (8)#2,158 (9)
2011#2,838 (61)#1,225 (26)#510 (8)#1,882 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1990 at #793.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Mai is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 36,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Mai by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Mai (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MaiCanadaGirls#2,2829
MaiEngland & WalesGirls#1,58419
MaiIrelandGirls#6085
MaiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MaiUSGirls#2,99855
MaiUSBoys—too few