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Mae

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What official birth registration shows about Mae: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Mae: Recorded every year since 1996, its highest recorded position is #180, reached in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #268 to #631.200020052010201520202025#268#631
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#620
1997#598
1998#583
1999#539
2000#391
2001#364
2002#413
2003#402
2004#384
2005#418
2006#346
2007#268
2008#319
2009#359
2010#409
2011#486
2012#499
2013#450
2014#494
2015#478
2016#509
2017#631
2018#624
2019#537
2020#445
2021#469
2022#462
2023#429
2024#443
2025#391

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #391 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #620 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1999–2025

    Highest recorded position: #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1999–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #391 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #180 in Republic of Ireland in 2025.

Mae's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#391108HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#44395HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#42995HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46291HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#46991HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#44593HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#53775HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#62465HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#63166HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#50985HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47890HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#49486HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#45093HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#49988HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#48688HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#409107HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#359121HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#319144HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#268179HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#346125HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#41889HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#38499HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#40290HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41379HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#36490HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39182HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#53952HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#58345HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#59843HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#62039HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3284HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#3544HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#4463HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#2636HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#3614HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#3534HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#4513HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#3115HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#4133HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#18026HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#19722HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#22618HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#21421HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#22121HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#19723HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#20124HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#21822HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#34112HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#25418HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#43110HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#27418HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#42410HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#37113HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#35913HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5557HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#43910HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#5018HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#5496HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#7643HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#6893HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#5764HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#5283HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4766HighVerified

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

Where Mae is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Mae, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2007Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2025Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 2019ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#268 in 2007
Republic of Ireland1999–202523#180 in 2025
Northern Ireland2007–20239#263 in 2019
Scotland20241#476 in 2024

Its high point came 18 years earlier in England and Wales (2007) than in Republic of Ireland (2025).

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What is known about Mae

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #180 in Republic of Ireland in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.