How Many People Are Named Maye?
An estimated 285 people in the United States have the first name Maye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Maye peaked in popularity in 1921 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maye as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
285
About 1 in 1,202,647 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1921
58 births
Total Registered
1,947
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maye
Maye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,947 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maye as a female name
Ranked #9,318 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (58 births)
Maye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maye span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 424 babies were registered. Maye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maye by Decade
How has Maye tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maye by State
Birth registrations for Maye span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Arkansas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Mississippi. On average, about 10 Mayes were registered per state.
Maye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maye?
We estimate approximately 285 people named Maye are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,202,647 Americans share this first name.
Is Maye a common name?
Maye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,947 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maye most popular?
Maye reached peak popularity in 1921, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maye is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maye a female name?
Maye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maye Smith, Maye Johnson, Maye Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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