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Mai

“Japanese: dance; Vietnamese: apricot blossom; also a Mae variant” — Japanese; also Vietnamese origin

Girl's name · #2998 in the US (2025) · 80s

Mai has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #738 (1880) · 5,677 babies named Mai all-time · 1 in 33,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,600 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 4,200 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mais

• Mai Nakachi — Japanese association football player
• Mai Aizawa — Japanese association football player
• Mai Kyokawa — Japanese association football player
• Mai Zetterling — Swedish actress and film director (1925–1994)
• Mai Kuraki — Japanese J-pop singer

In stories & tradition

• Mai Shiranui — Fatal Fury 2 · Fatal Fury Special
• Mai — Avatar: The Last Airbender · Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 2
• Mai Valentine — Yu-Gi-Oh! · Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

What Mais become

Among 699 notable people named Mai:

Entertainers appear 3.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and film director (1925–1994).

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