Mai
Usage of Mai in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Mai against each list of names.
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Albanian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Mai is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Mai carries many meanings: Vietnamese “cherry blossom,” Japanese “dance,” Navajo “coyote,” and French “month of May.” Mai is also given a Latin meaning, “great.” Mai Bhago was a 17th-century Sikh warrior woman who led soldiers into battle against Mughal forces.
Mai in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 55 girls were named Mai, making it the #2998 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 5,677 girls have been named Mai, with the most (254) in 1990. It is most common, relative to births, in California and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Ireland | #608 girls | 5 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Israel | #143 girls | 94 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 2024 |
| Israel | #351 boys | 15 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 2024 |
| Norway | #424 girls | 6 | Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025 |
| Slovenia | #138 boys | 13 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2025 |
| Finland | #612 girls (all ages) | 466 | Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), 2026 |
| Israel | #100 girls (all ages) | 9,626 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
| Israel | #606 boys (all ages) | 366 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
| Norway | #341 girls (all ages) | 1,399 | Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025 |
| Slovenia | #302 boys (all ages) | 492 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2026 |
| Sweden | #656 girls (all ages) | 1,447 | Statistics Sweden (SCB), 2020 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Mai in other languages
- Maia Italian, Portuguese
- Maj Icelandic, Swedish
- Maie Estonian
- May English
- مي Arabic
- まい Japanese
- 舞 Japanese
- 麻衣 Japanese
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Mai
There are 2,820 towns and villages with Mai in their name, in 38 countries.
🇹🇭 Thailand 2063🇱🇦 Laos 187🇻🇳 Vietnam 163🇳🇬 Nigeria 103🇮🇳 India 82🇲🇲 Myanmar 75🇵🇰 Pakistan 29🇨🇳 China 19
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Sai Mai | Bangkok, 🇹🇭 Thailand | 188,123 | Map |
| Tương Mai | Hanoi, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 136,292 | Map |
| Chiang Mai | Chiang Mai, 🇹🇭 Thailand | 127,240 | Map |
| Hoàng Mai | Nghệ An Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 113,360 | Map |
| Bạch Mai | Hanoi, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 91,308 | Map |
| Ban Mai | Songkhla, 🇹🇭 Thailand | 86,899 | Map |
| Mai Dịch | Hanoi, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 40,527 | Map |
| Xuân Mai | Hanoi, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 25,100 | Map |
| Tha Mai | Chanthaburi, 🇹🇭 Thailand | 22,445 | Map |
| Mai | Nakuru County, 🇰🇪 Kenya | 20,823 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Mai
There are 96 lakes and reservoirs with Mai in their name, in 6 countries.
🇹🇭 Thailand 82🇪🇷 Eritrea 6🇨🇦 Canada 5🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1🇨🇫 Central African Republic 1🇳🇵 Nepal 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Mai | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mai | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Mai Artez | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | Map |
| Mai Gumo | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | Map |
| Mai Meralkat | Debub, 🇪🇷 Eritrea | Map |
| Mai Shema | Debub, 🇪🇷 Eritrea | Map |
| Mai Sur | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | Map |
| Mai Tsebu | Debub, 🇪🇷 Eritrea | Map |
| Marede Maï | Vakaga, 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | Map |
| Māi Pokhari̇̄ | Koshi, 🇳🇵 Nepal | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Mai songs
172 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Mai in their title. The best known:
- Ombra mai fu – George Frideric Handel
- Chi Mai – Ennio Morricone (1971)
- O schöner Mai! – Johann Strauss II
- Tha 'Mai Allios – Helena Paparizou (2009)
- Come se non fosse stato mai amore – Laura Pausini (2005)
- Non ho mai smesso – Laura Pausini (2011)
- Can You Feel My Heart (Mai Kuraki song) – Mai Kuraki (2021)
- Ce fut en mai
- Come mai – 883 (1993)
- Frida (mai, mai, mai) – The Kolors (2018)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Mai
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Mai.
Mai Aizawa
Mai Asada
Mai Charoenpura
Mai Hagiwara
Fictional characters named Mai
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Mai as a pet name
FurryName has found 14 dogs named Mai in public pet registers, making it the #9,807 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (12), Allegheny County (2). Mai as a dog name →
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