How old is someone named Mae?
The average Mae is 50 years old.
Half of all living Maes are between 12 and 79. The average sits between a large older group and a younger one, so many Maes are much older than 50.
When was Mae popular?
Parents have been choosing Mae less often since its peak in 1918; 594 babies got the name in 2025.
Popular names of 1918 · The most popular names of the 1910s →
Show the numbers by decade
| Born in | Babies born | Alive today |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 12,767 | 0 |
| 1910s | 21,634 | 0 |
| 1920s | 22,906 | 360 |
| 1930s | 12,998 | 2,600 |
| 1940s | 9,032 | 5,000 |
| 1950s | 5,578 | 4,300 |
| 1960s | 2,172 | 1,900 |
| 1970s | 830 | 780 |
| 1980s | 606 | 590 |
| 1990s | 654 | 640 |
| 2000s | 1,714 | 1,700 |
| 2010s | 4,427 | 4,400 |
| 2020s | 3,523 | 3,500 |
How many Maes are still alive?
About 26,000 Maes are alive in the US today. That's 22% of the roughly 120,000 babies named Mae since 1880.
Most Maes ever born have died: the name was most popular in 1918, long enough ago that many of those babies are gone.
What generation is the name Mae?
About one in four living Maes are Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964.
Is Mae an old name?
Yes. Mae is older than 78 in 100 names on AgeByName.
Looking ahead: if babies keep getting the name at today's pace, the typical Mae will be 28 in 2056, so its average age will actually fall, as the youngest Maes make up more of the total.
Is Mae a boy or girl name?
Almost entirely girls: 99.7% of living Maes are women.
Names the same age as Mae
NAME TWIN
Mae's name twin is Lucille. Of all 3,713 names on AgeByName, Lucille's age curve is the closest match to Mae's: 95% alike.
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Questions about the name Mae
How old is the average Mae?
The average Mae in the US is 50 years old. The median is 64, so half are older and half younger.
How many people are named Mae?
About 26,000 Maes are alive in the US today, out of roughly 120,000 babies given the name since 1880.
When was the name Mae most popular?
In 1918, when about 2,800 baby girls were named Mae.
Is Mae a Boomer name?
Partly. Baby Boomers are the largest group, about 30% of living Maes, but the name spans several generations.
Estimates from Social Security Administration baby-name records (births 1880–2025) and SSA cohort life tables (2026 Trustees Report). Updated each spring. How we calculate this