The baby name May appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1915 with 1,231 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, May has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 775 |
| 1911 | 705 |
| 1912 | 874 |
| 1913 | 843 |
| 1914 | 929 |
| 1915 | 1,231 |
| 1916 | 1,156 |
| 1917 | 1,155 |
| 1918 | 1,190 |
| 1919 | 1,130 |
| 1920 | 1,105 |
| 1921 | 1,099 |
| 1922 | 888 |
| 1923 | 1,004 |
| 1924 | 999 |
| 1925 | 1,218 |
| 1926 | 1,001 |
| 1927 | 1,036 |
| 1928 | 983 |
| 1929 | 759 |
| 1930 | 748 |
| 1931 | 542 |
| 1932 | 531 |
| 1933 | 476 |
| 1934 | 403 |
| 1935 | 417 |
| 1936 | 338 |
| 1937 | 298 |
| 1938 | 237 |
| 1939 | 244 |
| 1940 | 297 |
| 1941 | 233 |
| 1942 | 245 |
| 1943 | 210 |
| 1944 | 210 |
| 1945 | 164 |
| 1946 | 128 |
| 1947 | 206 |
| 1948 | 164 |
| 1949 | 158 |
| 1950 | 145 |
| 1951 | 268 |
| 1952 | 169 |
| 1953 | 142 |
| 1954 | 168 |
| 1955 | 140 |
| 1956 | 110 |
| 1957 | 78 |
| 1958 | 90 |
| 1959 | 123 |
| 1960 | 98 |
| 1961 | 76 |
| 1962 | 80 |
| 1963 | 69 |
| 1964 | 38 |
| 1965 | 41 |
| 1966 | 31 |
| 1967 | 33 |
| 1968 | 42 |
| 1969 | 44 |
| 1970 | 34 |
| 1971 | 46 |
| 1972 | 35 |
| 1973 | 33 |
| 1974 | 23 |
| 1975 | 24 |
| 1976 | 18 |
| 1977 | 39 |
| 1978 | 25 |
| 1979 | 49 |
| 1980 | 60 |
| 1981 | 40 |
| 1982 | 74 |
| 1983 | 51 |
| 1984 | 35 |
| 1985 | 56 |
| 1986 | 58 |
| 1987 | 18 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1989 | 30 |
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 11 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 22 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1995 | 22 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 30 |
| 1998 | 16 |
| 1999 | 21 |
| 2000 | 44 |
| 2001 | 28 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 32 |
| 2004 | 36 |
| 2005 | 40 |
| 2006 | 33 |
| 2007 | 19 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 55 |
| 2011 | 26 |
| 2012 | 52 |
| 2013 | 61 |
| 2014 | 64 |
| 2015 | 68 |
| 2016 | 80 |
| 2017 | 82 |
| 2018 | 60 |
| 2019 | 62 |
| 2020 | 46 |
| 2021 | 56 |
| 2022 | 93 |
| 2023 | 81 |
| 2024 | 144 |