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Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

May

MAY · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Bitter (Mary short); month of May
Language
Latin
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
trendy
Themes
vintage · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1357
2024 births168
Peak year1919
First appeared1880
Total US births49,216
1919 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Mayme
Alternate spellings
MaeMaye
In other languages
May (English)Mai (French)Mae (variant)Maja (Slavic)

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