Mai is an uncommon variant of Mae that peaked in 1990 and has since faded.
Mai is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,016 for girl births in the United States (and #5,311 across all names), given to 55 babies. Mai was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1990 (254 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | #3,016 | — |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | #3,261 | — |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | #3,210 | — |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | #3,017 | — |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | #2,910 | — |
| 2020 | 48 | 48 | #3,257 | — |
| 2019 | 50 | 50 | #3,205 | — |
| 2018 | 53 | 53 | #3,087 | — |
| 2017 | 34 | 34 | #4,277 | — |
| 2016 | 49 | 49 | #3,311 | — |
| 2015 | 46 | 46 | #3,460 | — |
| 2014 | 55 | 55 | #3,066 | — |
| 2013 | 55 | 55 | #3,031 | — |
| 2012 | 55 | 55 | #3,070 | — |
| 2011 | 61 | 61 | #2,857 | — |
| 2010 | 58 | 58 | #2,962 | — |
| 2009 | 76 | 76 | #2,500 | — |
| 2008 | 79 | 79 | #2,434 | — |
| 2007 | 69 | 69 | #2,669 | — |
| 2006 | 75 | 75 | #2,472 | — |
| 2005 | 84 | 84 | #2,194 | — |
| 2004 | 74 | 74 | #2,335 | — |
| 2003 | 81 | 81 | #2,159 | — |
| 2002 | 63 | 63 | #2,517 | — |
| 2001 | 74 | 74 | #2,207 | — |
| 2000 | 71 | 71 | #2,228 | — |
| 1999 | 84 | 84 | #1,886 | — |
| 1998 | 89 | 89 | #1,770 | — |
| 1997 | 95 | — | #1,665 | — |
| 1996 | 132 | — | #1,309 | — |
| 1995 | 165 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1994 | 213 | — | #903 | — |
| 1993 | 202 | — | #935 | — |
| 1992 | 201 | — | #959 | — |
| 1991 | 221 | — | #891 | — |
| 1990 | 254 | — | #795 | — |
| 1989 | 245 | — | #798 | #7,553 |
| 1988 | 184 | — | #921 | — |
| 1987 | 154 | — | #1,012 | — |
| 1986 | 166 | — | #954 | — |
| 1985 | 182 | — | #917 | #4,552 |
| 1984 | 184 | — | #856 | #6,950 |
| 1983 | 148 | — | #986 | — |
| 1982 | 134 | — | #1,073 | — |
| 1981 | 138 | — | #1,039 | — |
| 1980 | 71 | — | #1,630 | — |
| 1979 | 49 | — | #2,072 | — |
| 1978 | 31 | — | #2,723 | — |
| 1977 | 24 | — | #3,229 | — |
| 1976 | 32 | — | #2,520 | — |
| 1975 | 24 | — | #3,015 | — |
| 1974 | 18 | — | #3,642 | — |
| 1973 | 14 | — | #4,270 | — |
| 1972 | 21 | — | #3,128 | — |
| 1971 | 21 | — | #3,222 | — |
| 1970 | 18 | — | #3,518 | — |
| 1969 | 16 | — | #3,548 | — |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #5,001 | — |
| 1967 | 17 | — | #3,157 | — |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #4,721 | — |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #4,102 | — |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #4,836 | — |
| 1963 | 10 | — | #4,433 | — |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #4,737 | — |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #4,152 | — |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #6,113 | — |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #5,973 | — |
| 1958 | 10 | — | #4,086 | — |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #5,183 | — |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #3,608 | — |
| 1955 | 11 | — | #3,703 | — |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #4,967 | — |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #4,112 | — |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #4,759 | — |
| 1950 | 8 | — | #4,182 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,720 | — |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,459 | — |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #5,076 | — |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,405 | — |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #3,274 | — |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #4,429 | — |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,815 | — |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #3,307 | — |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #3,093 | — |
| 1937 | 12 | — | #2,518 | — |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #3,587 | — |
| 1935 | 13 | — | #2,386 | — |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #3,028 | — |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #3,461 | — |
| 1931 | 13 | — | #2,376 | — |
| 1930 | 15 | — | #2,258 | — |
| 1929 | 17 | — | #2,068 | — |
| 1928 | 14 | — | #2,463 | — |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,753 | — |
| 1926 | 13 | — | #2,655 | — |
| 1925 | 14 | — | #2,564 | — |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #3,279 | — |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #2,845 | — |
| 1922 | 10 | — | #3,284 | — |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #2,450 | — |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,425 | — |
| 1919 | 11 | — | #2,923 | — |
| 1918 | 8 | — | #3,717 | — |
| 1917 | 10 | — | #2,997 | — |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,950 | — |
| 1915 | 12 | — | #2,483 | — |
| 1914 | 12 | — | #2,080 | — |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,702 | — |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,533 | — |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #2,366 | — |
| 1909 | 8 | — | #1,697 | — |
| 1907 | 11 | — | #1,256 | — |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,122 | — |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,945 | — |
| 1898 | 8 | — | #1,335 | — |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,513 | — |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,524 | — |
| 1891 | 5 | — | #1,449 | — |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,451 | — |
| 1881 | 6 | — | #792 | — |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #804 | — |