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My

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1999–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 2024, ranging from #2770 to #5785.1999200120042006200820112014201620232024#2770#5785
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1999#2770
2001#3262
2004#3197
2006#4157
2008#5545
2011#5785
2014#5691
2016#5785
2023#5687
2024#4843

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 52 of the 72 years from 1953 to 2024.

In 2024: #470 among girls in Norway, #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1953–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1953

    First recorded at #429 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1953–2024

    Highest recorded position: #329 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1953–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1953 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #329 in Norway in 1994.

My'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
2024England and Walesfemale#48434HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#31975HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#27705HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#4705HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#5254HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4555HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#4485HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#5044HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#4865HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#4965HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5434HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4119HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5644HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5704HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4837HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#5196HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5346HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#6054HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4897HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#5894HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#4318HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#5745HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5206HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#4368HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#5675HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#5236HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5376HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#5895HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#32913HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#35812HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#41310HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6225HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#4978HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#4968HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#5397HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#6634HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#4529HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#6155HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#5476HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#37811HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#5945HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#5875HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#4787HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4069HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#5715HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#4587HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#5286HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4557HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#3899HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5734HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#5624HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#4865HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#5214HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#4165HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#4294HighVerified

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

Where My is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded My, between 1953 and 2024, in 54 of those 72 years. 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1953–202452#329 in 1994
England and Wales1999–202410#2770 in 1999

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1956; it appears again in 1963.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 2 regions, from 1953 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #329 in Norway in 1994. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.