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Mai

/ˈmaɪ/ · 100% girls · 55 born in 2025

Mai has been given to about 5,697 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈmaɪ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,257
Median age today34 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mai per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 254
  • Born in 202555
  • All time5,697
  • England & Wales, 202519

How popular is Mai?

Its best year was 1990, when 254 babies were given the name, ranking 795th. The typical living American called Mai is about 34 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Mai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. May0.76
  2. Maci0.75
  3. Mari0.75
  4. Jai0.75
  5. Tai0.75
  6. Maia0.66
  7. Marci0.64
  8. Mandi0.64

Middle names for Mai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mai Noelle0.83
  2. Mai Belle0.83
  3. Mai Catherine0.80
  4. Mai Frances0.80
  5. Mai Josephine0.80
  6. Mai Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Mai

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.86
  2. Laceysister · 0.86
  3. Fallonsister · 0.85
  4. Aracelisister · 0.85
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.85
  6. Zachariahbrother · 0.83

Where Mai is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mai Walker0.75
  2. Mai Turner0.75
  3. Mai Torres0.75
  4. Mai Thompson0.75
  5. Mai Thomas0.75
  6. Mai Taylor0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mai

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mai across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.