Mae has been given to about 115,441 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Mae ranks 501st among American girls in 2025, with 594 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 2,769 babies were given the name, ranking 95th. The typical living American called Mae is about 75 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.