Mae

Boy · recorded 1885–2023

  • 2023last recorded
  • 1909best year

Most popular in 1909.

Last recorded in 2023. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Mae.

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Its story

Popularity since 1885

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 57 recorded years as a table
Mae, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188546
189054
189257
189353
189543
189849
190066
190273
190439
190576
190852
190985
191041
191127
191223
191329
19149
191515
191611
19179
191813
191915
192013
19219
19229
192311
19249
192515
192622
192714
192816
192914
193016
193111
193216
193314
193415
193514
193610
193714
19388
193914
19405
19417
194212
19436
19448
194510
19463
19475
19493
19504
19523
19554
19573
19583
20233

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Mae isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2023
5
Rank in 2023
#12,239
How rare
1 in 342,115 boys
Since 1885
606

Mae was last recorded in 2023. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1909, at 85 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Mae doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.