Is Mai a boy or girl name?
Mai is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 49 girls and 0 boys were named Mai, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 5,642 US babies named Mai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,245
- Babies named Mai since 1880
- 5,642
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 254 babies
Boys and girls named Mai, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 29 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 128 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 94 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 45 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 77 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 252 | 100% |
| 1980s | 20 | 1,586 | 98.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,656 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 746 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 516 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 261 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,245 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,207 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,014 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,908 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,255 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,202 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,086 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,275 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,310 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,459 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,066 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,031 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,070 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,856 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,962 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,500 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,434 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,669 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,472 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,193 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,335 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,159 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,517 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,207 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,228 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,886 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,770 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,665 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,309 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,085 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 213 | #903 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 202 | #935 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 201 | #959 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 221 | #891 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 254 | #794 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,553 | 239 | #798 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 184 | #921 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,012 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 166 | #954 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,552 | 173 | #917 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,948 | 179 | #856 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 148 | #986 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,073 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,040 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,630 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,072 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,723 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,230 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,519 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,015 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,642 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,270 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,130 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,222 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,520 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,549 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,000 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,157 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,721 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,102 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,836 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,432 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,737 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,149 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,112 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,973 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,086 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,183 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,608 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,703 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,967 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,113 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,760 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,182 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,721 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,458 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,076 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,405 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,274 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,429 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,307 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,093 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,518 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,587 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,386 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,028 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,461 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,376 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,259 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,068 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,463 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,753 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,655 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,564 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,279 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,845 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,284 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,450 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,425 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,923 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,717 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,997 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,950 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,483 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,080 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,702 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,533 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,366 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,697 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,256 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,122 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,945 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,335 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,513 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,524 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,449 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,451 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 6 | #792 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #804 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mai reached #4,552 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #792 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.