How Many People Are Named Mayme?
An estimated 825 people in the United States have the first name Mayme. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Mayme peaked in popularity in 1915 with 291 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mayme 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 Mayme paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Mayme is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
825
About 1 in 415,460 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1915
291 births
Total Registered
10,928
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mayme
Mayme is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,928 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mayme as a female name
Ranked #11,740 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (291 births)
Mayme: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mayme span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 2,208 babies were registered. Mayme has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mayme by Decade
How has Mayme 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.
Mayme by State
Birth registrations for Mayme span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Texas, Tennessee. The lowest are in Louisiana, Mississippi, Colorado. On average, about 108 Maymes were registered per state.
Mayme + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mayme as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mayme
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mayme: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mayme?
We estimate approximately 825 people named Mayme 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 415,460 Americans share this first name.
Is Mayme a common name?
Mayme is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,928 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mayme most popular?
Mayme reached peak popularity in 1915, when 291 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mayme is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mayme a female name?
Mayme is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mayme Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mayme Smith, Mayme Johnson, Mayme 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me