Over the past 110 years, 25 242 girls have been named May. The name May ranks 794th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named May in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name May came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.