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How popular is My?

In 2018 the rare name My, ranked the 14,998th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, My would be a striking name choice.

Position 1362, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1982 with 91 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name My was less than 5, most recently in 2007.

Approximately during the years 1973-1982, the name My took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1982-1988, 1994-1997, and 2000-2003 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name My has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for My has steadily decreased for a while. however, the number of children named My lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of My?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name My is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, My has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   My (Girl)My (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 6 14,998 < 5 --
2017 11 9,724 < 5 --
2016 9 11,480 < 5 --
2015 14 8,282 < 5 --
2014 10 10,683 < 5 --
2013 6 15,927 < 5 --
2012 19 6,783 < 5 --
2011 16 7,683 < 5 --
2010 8 13,092 < 5 --
2009 10 11,234 < 5 --
2008 6 16,833 < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 14 8,571 < 5 --
2005 9 11,536 < 5 --
2004 6 15,462 < 5 --
2003 10 10,194 < 5 --
2002 11 9,278 5 11,882
2001 11 9,166 < 5 --
2000 19 5,870 < 5 --
1999 13 7,568 < 5 --
1998 18 5,737 < 5 --
1997 12 7,595 < 5 --
1996 17 5,696 < 5 --
1995 16 5,870 5 9,838
1994 23 4,475 8 6,780
1993 29 3,742 7 7,360
1992 30 3,643 11 5,142
1991 20 4,937 11 4,992
1990 23 4,335 6 7,788
1989 33 3,230 7 6,709
1988 19 4,599 5 8,124
1987 36 2,760 6 6,684
1986 40 2,496 12 3,800
1985 49 2,158 10 4,242
1984 62 1,758 17 2,780
1983 68 1,640 19 2,546
1982 91 1,362 22 2,314
1981 82 1,486 18 2,646
1980 60 1,823 22 2,337
1979 30 2,902 13 3,298
1978 19 3,864 15 2,881
1977 15 4,571 < 5 --
1976 21 3,371 12 3,201
1975 18 3,720 8 4,176
1974 10 5,623 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.