MAY is ranked as the 197th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 158,949.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 49.85 people named MAY for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 81% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MAY is
120,136, the rank is 270
and the proportion per 100k Americans named MAY is 37.71.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
MAY is
85.5% White,
2.0% Hispanic origin,
9.4% Black,
0.9% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name MAY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name MAY is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MAY
The state with the most people named
MAY is
California where
14,217 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named MAY, as
133.22 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Mississippi is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Rhode Island
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name MAY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
6,331
49.15
99.9%
Indiana
4,995
75.72
99.9%
Iowa
1,543
49.67
99.8%
Kansas
1,842
63.45
99.7%
Michigan
5,797
58.5
99.9%
Minnesota
2,108
38.63
99.9%
Missouri
3,989
133.22
99.7%
Nebraska
834
44.35
99.6%
North Dakota
169
22.84
97.0%
Ohio
7,626
65.78
99.9%
South Dakota
424
49.75
99.3%
Wisconsin
2,225
38.65
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name MAY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
494
67.02
99.3%
Arizona
2,885
42.86
99.8%
California
14,217
36.64
99.9%
Colorado
3,025
56.49
99.9%
Hawaii
343
24.17
98.9%
Idaho
843
51.59
99.5%
Montana
455
44.45
99.3%
Nevada
1,367
48.13
99.7%
New Mexico
886
42.5
99.3%
Oregon
2,448
61.65
99.8%
Utah
1,598
54.31
99.5%
Washington
3,548
50.25
99.9%
Wyoming
354
60.66
99.2%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name MAY
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MAY as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named MAY.
The most popular full name is James MAY.
2.04% of all the people named MAY
have this given name.
There are 3727 first
names associated with this last name.