May

Diminutive of Margaret and Mary; month name

"drop of the sea; bitter; beloved; love"

May Origin and Meaning

Variation of Mary

May Rank in US Top 1000

# 963 in the US

May Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 585 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name May

• 585 Nameberry 2025
• 357 Unique 2024
• 618 England 2024
• 92 Israel 2020

20 Names Similar to May

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Famous People Named May

• Mary Jeanette "May" Robson Australian,American actress
• Eleanore Marie "May" Sarton American poet, novelist, and memoirist
• May Helen Emma Abel Smith Princess of Teck, great,granddaughter of Queen Victoria
• May nickname of Mary of Teck, Queen consort of George V of the U.K.
• May Whitty (born Mary Louise Webster) English actress
• May O'Donnell American dancer/choreographer
• May Fung Yee Pang American former girlfriend of musician John Lennon
• May J. (born May Hashimoto) Japanese pop singer
• May Allison American actress
• May Britt Swedish actress
• May Mcavoy American silent film actress
• Louisa May Alcott American novelist
• (Abigail) May Alcott Nieriker American artist and sister of Louisa May Alcott
• Maryum "May May" Ali daughter of boxer Muhammad Ali
• May Rose Nivola daughter of English actress Emily Mortimer
• (Cecilia) May Gibbs Australian children's author
• May Theodora Benben daughter of actors Madeleine Stowe and Brian Benben
• Scarlett May Stuber (b. 2015) daughter of model Molly Sims
• May Andersen (b. 1982) Danish model appeared in Victoria's Secret & Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
• May Martin Famous British Seamstress

The name May in Pop Culture

• May Parker aka Aunt May character in Marvel's Spider,Man series
• May "Mayday" Parker aka Spider Girl, daughter of Spider,Man
• May Welland character from "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton
• May a main character in Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
• May the main female character in the Pokemon Advanced anime series saga
• May Singer sister of America Singer, The Selection Trilogy by Kiera Cass
• May Clutterbucket a character on TV's "Girl Meets World".
• May Kanker character on animated series "Ed, Edd n Eddy"
• Anna May Bates character from "Downton Abbey"
• Maggie May song by Rod Stewart
• Melinda May character in Marvel Universe

International Variations of the name May

• Maj Scandinavian
• Mai French
• Maggia Italian