Girl
May
The name May carries the meaning "From the month, linked to spring". It has faded some since the 1920s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. The name's best year yet was 1919.
EtymologyFrom the month, linked to spring
EtymologyAlso diminutive of Mary or Margaret
Births by decade
1900s
5,593
1910s
8,217
1920s
8,304
1930s
3,855
1940s
2,355
1950s
1,750
1960s
1,146
1970s
910
1980s
1,280
1990s
842
2000s
883
2010s
935
Peaked in the 1920s · 36,070 total U.S. births since 1900