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My

girls’ name · 82%boys’ name · 18%SteadyCompare

My is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 8 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
80.00% of girls
Peak year
198291 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1971
1,332people given the name
Babies named My, by year of birthgirlsboys
025507510018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

1,093 girls have been named My in the United States since 1971, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1982, with 91 births.

It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1986, and the 1980s alone account for 49%.

My is used for both sexes: 18% of its bearers are boys (239), most of them born around 1980.

By decade

Decadegirls named My
1970s125
1980s540
1990s201
2000s96
2010s99
2020s32

In 1982, its biggest year

My was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 1982 were Jennifer, Jessica, Amanda, Sarah and Melissa. See all of 1982.

Names that rose and fell with My

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.