May Popularity by Year
Follow May across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
May birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 183 | #1,229 | Up 129 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 168 | #1,358 | Up 72 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 156 | #1,430 | Up 13 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 155 | #1,443 | Up 237 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 123 | #1,680 | Up 24 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 119 | #1,704 | Down 106 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 133 | #1,598 | Up 42 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 129 | #1,640 | Up 37 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 128 | #1,677 | Down 28 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 131 | #1,649 | Down 6 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 130 | #1,643 | Down 74 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 138 | #1,569 | Up 280 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 109 | #1,849 | Up 37 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 106 | #1,886 | Up 270 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 88 | #2,156 | Down 270 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 107 | #1,886 | Up 510 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 80 | #2,396 | Down 259 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 94 | #2,137 | Up 26 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 92 | #2,163 | Up 296 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 75 | #2,459 | Down 466 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 95 | #1,993 | Up 124 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 85 | #2,117 | Down 147 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 92 | #1,970 | Down 36 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 91 | #1,934 | Down 33 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 91 | #1,901 | Down 1 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 89 | #1,900 | Up 195 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 73 | #2,095 | Up 9 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 69 | #2,104 | Down 338 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 85 | #1,766 | Down 30 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 6 | #7,971 | Down 1,301 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 86 | #1,736 | Up 10 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 83 | #1,746 | Down 152 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 95 | #1,594 | Up 236 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 79 | #1,830 | Up 64 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 7 | #6,670 | Down 151 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 74 | #1,894 | Down 205 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 7 | #6,519 | Down 1,137 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 87 | #1,689 | Up 44 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 9 | #5,382 | Up 1,559 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 84 | #1,733 | Down 279 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 6 | #6,941 | Down 2,779 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 101 | #1,454 | Up 79 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 11 | #4,162 | Up 1,927 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 87 | #1,533 | Down 184 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 6 | #6,089 | Down 1,236 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 101 | #1,349 | Down 139 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 8 | #4,853 | Up 1,462 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 115 | #1,210 | Down 133 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 135 | #1,077 | Up 21 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 5 | #6,315 | Down 2,174 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 126 | #1,098 | Down 31 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 9 | #4,141 | Up 93 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 130 | #1,067 | Down 105 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 9 | #4,234 | Up 2,016 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 154 | #962 | Up 42 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 145 | #1,004 | Up 83 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 5 | #6,250 | Down 3,006 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 129 | #1,087 | Up 117 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 108 | #1,204 | Up 218 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 81 | #1,422 | Down 81 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 85 | #1,341 | Up 43 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 77 | #1,384 | Down 126 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 89 | #1,258 | Down 32 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 89 | #1,226 | Down 94 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 98 | #1,132 | Up 171 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 78 | #1,303 | Down 237 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 113 | #1,066 | Up 142 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 93 | #1,208 | Down 55 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 93 | #1,153 | Down 111 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 100 | #1,042 | Up 4 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 97 | #1,046 | Down 47 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 105 | #999 | Down 3 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 7 | #3,244 | Up 804 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 109 | #996 | Up 13 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 113 | #1,009 | Up 13 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 5 | #4,048 | Down 1,007 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 109 | #1,022 | Down 44 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 8 | #3,041 | Down 141 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 119 | #978 | Down 21 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 9 | #2,900 | Up 765 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 127 | #957 | Down 72 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 6 | #3,665 | Down 696 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 139 | #885 | Down 19 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 141 | #866 | Down 16 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 144 | #850 | Down 9 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 146 | #841 | Down 84 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 8 | #2,969 | Up 536 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 165 | #757 | Down 63 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 6 | #3,505 | Down 329 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 183 | #694 | Down 18 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 7 | #3,176 | Up 505 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 190 | #676 | Up 21 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 171 | #697 | Down 33 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 178 | #664 | Down 87 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 222 | #577 | Up 45 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 5 | #3,681 | Down 343 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 184 | #622 | Down 43 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 205 | #579 | Down 22 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 221 | #557 | No rank change |
| 1947 | Girls | 233 | #557 | Up 15 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 195 | #572 | Down 58 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 5 | #3,338 | Down 229 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 203 | #514 | Down 42 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 6 | #3,109 | Down 586 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 227 | #472 | Up 31 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 219 | #503 | Down 70 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 9 | #2,523 | Up 133 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 280 | #433 | Down 2 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 8 | #2,656 | Up 15 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 251 | #431 | Down 24 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 8 | #2,671 | Down 383 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 285 | #407 | Up 16 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 10 | #2,288 | Up 1,246 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 257 | #423 | Down 20 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 5 | #3,534 | Down 1,337 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 274 | #403 | Down 24 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 11 | #2,197 | Down 325 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 292 | #379 | Down 24 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 14 | #1,872 | Up 657 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 318 | #355 | Down 18 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 9 | #2,529 | Down 669 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 352 | #337 | Down 13 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 15 | #1,860 | Up 682 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 371 | #324 | Down 15 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 9 | #2,542 | Down 77 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 404 | #309 | Down 8 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 10 | #2,465 | Down 462 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 440 | #301 | Down 16 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 14 | #2,003 | Down 39 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 481 | #285 | Down 15 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 15 | #1,964 | Up 38 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 554 | #270 | Down 3 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 15 | #2,002 | Up 385 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 579 | #267 | Down 31 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 12 | #2,387 | Up 136 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 705 | #236 | No rank change |
| 1927 | Boys | 11 | #2,523 | Down 221 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 744 | #236 | Down 4 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 13 | #2,302 | Down 674 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 767 | #232 | Down 11 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 22 | #1,628 | Up 415 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 849 | #221 | No rank change |
| 1924 | Boys | 16 | #2,043 | Up 1,132 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 868 | #221 | Down 1 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 8 | #3,175 | Down 828 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 864 | #220 | Up 4 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 13 | #2,347 | Up 155 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 855 | #224 | Down 19 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 12 | #2,502 | Down 617 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 977 | #205 | Down 1 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 18 | #1,885 | Up 780 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 956 | #204 | Down 10 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 10 | #2,665 | Down 1,017 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 981 | #194 | Up 6 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 21 | #1,648 | Up 167 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 961 | #200 | Down 6 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 17 | #1,815 | Up 34 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 945 | #194 | Down 4 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 16 | #1,849 | Down 67 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 938 | #190 | Down 15 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 16 | #1,782 | Down 95 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 974 | #175 | No rank change |
| 1914 | Boys | 14 | #1,687 | Down 11 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 769 | #175 | Down 8 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 11 | #1,676 | Up 868 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 695 | #167 | Down 14 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 5 | #2,544 | Down 804 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 698 | #153 | Down 4 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 5 | #1,740 | Down 319 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 541 | #149 | Down 11 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 6 | #1,421 | Up 19 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 594 | #138 | Up 8 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 5 | #1,440 | Down 441 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 483 | #146 | Down 12 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 515 | #134 | Down 14 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 8 | #999 | Up 92 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 544 | #120 | Down 1 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 524 | #119 | No rank change |
| 1905 | Boys | 6 | #1,091 | Down 181 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 530 | #119 | Down 10 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 555 | #109 | Down 2 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 7 | #910 | Down 166 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 541 | #107 | No rank change |
| 1902 | Boys | 10 | #744 | Up 199 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 560 | #107 | Down 12 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 6 | #943 | Up 367 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 550 | #95 | Down 4 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 5 | #1,310 | Down 523 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 744 | #91 | Up 4 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 571 | #95 | Down 9 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 696 | #86 | Up 5 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 8 | #787 | No rank change |
| 1897 | Girls | 595 | #91 | Down 9 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 671 | #82 | Down 2 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 691 | #80 | Down 9 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 8 | #787 | Up 120 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 763 | #71 | Up 2 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 6 | #907 | Down 219 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 693 | #73 | Down 3 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 10 | #688 | Up 275 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 753 | #70 | Down 2 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 5 | #963 | Up 31 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 696 | #68 | Down 3 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 5 | #994 | Down 321 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 751 | #65 | Down 1 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 9 | #673 | Down 64 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 723 | #64 | Down 1 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 11 | #609 | Up 312 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 782 | #63 | Down 2 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 5 | #921 | Down 227 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 648 | #61 | Up 2 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 8 | #694 | Up 242 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 602 | #63 | Down 3 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 5 | #936 | Down 137 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 607 | #60 | Up 1 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 564 | #61 | Down 4 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 6 | #799 | Down 108 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 532 | #57 | Up 2 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 8 | #691 | — |
| 1882 | Girls | 510 | #59 | Down 1 places |
| 1881 | Girls | 451 | #58 | Down 1 places |
| 1880 | Girls | 462 | #57 | — |