May Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
2024	#610

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #24 in Norway in 1959.

May's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#610	64	High	Demonstration data
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#407	3	High	Demonstration data
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#424	3	High	Demonstration data
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#355	4	High	Demonstration data
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#276	6	High	Demonstration data
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#426	3	High	Demonstration data
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#365	4	High	Demonstration data
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#440	3	High	Demonstration data
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#419	3	High	Demonstration data
2025	Norway	female	#481	5	High	Demonstration data
2024	Norway	female	#435	6	High	Demonstration data
2023	Norway	female	#422	7	High	Demonstration data
2022	Norway	female	#309	12	High	Demonstration data
2021	Norway	female	#446	5	High	Demonstration data
2020	Norway	female	#502	4	High	Demonstration data
2019	Norway	female	#484	5	High	Demonstration data
2018	Norway	female	#494	5	High	Demonstration data
2016	Norway	female	#534	5	High	Demonstration data
2015	Norway	female	#466	7	High	Demonstration data
2014	Norway	female	#339	13	High	Demonstration data
2013	Norway	female	#450	8	High	Demonstration data
2012	Norway	female	#363	12	High	Demonstration data
2011	Norway	female	#552	5	High	Demonstration data
2010	Norway	female	#390	11	High	Demonstration data
2009	Norway	female	#310	16	High	Demonstration data
2008	Norway	female	#366	12	High	Demonstration data
2007	Norway	female	#277	18	High	Demonstration data
2006	Norway	female	#249	20	High	Demonstration data
2005	Norway	female	#244	22	High	Demonstration data
2004	Norway	female	#348	12	High	Demonstration data
2003	Norway	female	#557	5	High	Demonstration data
2002	Norway	female	#302	14	High	Demonstration data
2001	Norway	female	#252	18	High	Demonstration data
2000	Norway	female	#208	25	High	Demonstration data
1999	Norway	female	#216	23	High	Demonstration data
1998	Norway	female	#204	25	High	Demonstration data
1997	Norway	female	#180	33	High	Demonstration data
1996	Norway	female	#242	19	High	Demonstration data
1995	Norway	female	#177	35	High	Demonstration data
1994	Norway	female	#170	36	High	Demonstration data
1993	Norway	female	#171	37	High	Demonstration data
1992	Norway	female	#179	38	High	Demonstration data
1991	Norway	female	#128	61	High	Demonstration data
1990	Norway	female	#130	64	High	Demonstration data
1989	Norway	female	#112	69	High	Demonstration data
1988	Norway	female	#102	72	High	Demonstration data
1987	Norway	female	#107	68	High	Demonstration data
1986	Norway	female	#86	82	High	Demonstration data
1985	Norway	female	#133	51	High	Demonstration data
1984	Norway	female	#82	90	High	Demonstration data
1983	Norway	female	#81	88	High	Demonstration data
1982	Norway	female	#69	103	High	Demonstration data
1981	Norway	female	#68	110	High	Demonstration data
1980	Norway	female	#57	125	High	Demonstration data
1979	Norway	female	#73	100	High	Demonstration data
1978	Norway	female	#55	132	High	Demonstration data
1977	Norway	female	#48	147	High	Demonstration data
1976	Norway	female	#68	114	High	Demonstration data
1975	Norway	female	#59	141	High	Demonstration data
1974	Norway	female	#62	129	High	Demonstration data
1973	Norway	female	#51	165	High	Demonstration data
1972	Norway	female	#52	168	High	Demonstration data
1971	Norway	female	#43	203	High	Demonstration data
1970	Norway	female	#44	199	High	Demonstration data
1969	Norway	female	#50	186	High	Demonstration data
1968	Norway	female	#43	210	High	Demonstration data
1967	Norway	female	#41	212	High	Demonstration data
1966	Norway	female	#38	235	High	Demonstration data
1965	Norway	female	#35	238	High	Demonstration data
1964	Norway	female	#35	238	High	Demonstration data
1963	Norway	female	#33	239	High	Demonstration data
1962	Norway	female	#28	267	High	Demonstration data
1961	Norway	female	#26	303	High	Demonstration data
1960	Norway	female	#25	291	High	Demonstration data
1959	Norway	female	#24	305	High	Demonstration data
1958	Norway	female	#34	267	High	Demonstration data
1957	Norway	female	#34	266	High	Demonstration data
1956	Norway	female	#24	304	High	Demonstration data
1955	Norway	female	#25	286	High	Demonstration data
1954	Norway	female	#37	242	High	Demonstration data
1953	Norway	female	#37	242	High	Demonstration data
1952	Norway	female	#43	194	High	Demonstration data
1951	Norway	female	#41	188	High	Demonstration data
1950	Norway	female	#41	178	High	Demonstration data
1949	Norway	female	#37	215	High	Demonstration data
1948	Norway	female	#40	172	High	Demonstration data
1947	Norway	female	#41	171	High	Demonstration data
1946	Norway	female	#43	164	High	Demonstration data
1945	Norway	female	#43	133	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#718	4	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#342	11	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#262	15	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#304	14	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#299	14	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#315	13	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	13	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#361	12	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#289	16	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#515	7	High	Demonstration data
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#402	11	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#353	13	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#424	10	High	Demonstration data
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#677	5	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#359	13	High	Demonstration data
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#444	10	High	Demonstration data
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#488	8	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#665	5	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#842	3	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	5	High	Demonstration data
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#576	4	High	Demonstration data
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#559	4	High	Demonstration data
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#512	4	High	Demonstration data
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#400	6	High	Demonstration data
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#528	3	High	Demonstration data
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#498	3	High	Demonstration data
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#576	3	High	Demonstration data
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#502	3	High	Demonstration data
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#386	6	High	Demonstration data
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Demonstration data
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#542	3	High	Demonstration data
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#497	3	High	Demonstration data
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#466	3	High	Demonstration data
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#315	5	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.