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Mai name meaning

Last Name
17k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Mai mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Mai

User Submitted Origins

Vietnamese
42%
Japanese
38%
Arabic
17%
Chinese
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 2 submissions from Arkansas, U.S. agree the name Mai means "Dance" and is of Japanese origin.
  2. A submission from Indonesia says the name Mai means "'Dance', 'linen robe' but with ma, its 'real, genuine' and with ai, its 'love, affection'" and is of Japanese origin.
  3. A user from California, U.S. says the name Mai means "Theater & Dance".
  4. A submission from Ohio, U.S. says the name Mai means "Graceful, elegance movement or dance" and is of Japanese origin.
  5. According to a user from Vietnam, the name Mai is of Vietnamese origin and means "'Tomorrow' (ngay MAI) or 'Apricot Blossom'(hoa MAI)".
  6. A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Mai means "Tomorrow" and is of Vietnamese origin.
  7. A user from Massachusetts, U.S. says the name Mai is of Vietnamese origin and means "Refers to 'prunus mume,' a type of plum tree -- plum blossom".
  8. A user from Oregon, U.S. says the name Mai means "Moving to music".
  9. A submission from New Jersey, U.S. says the name Mai means "Wheat" and is of Chinese origin.
  10. A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Mai is of Fiction origin and means "Fire".
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  1. A female given name, a rare spelling variant of Mae/May, or borrowed from Scandinavia, with the same ultimate origin.
  2. A surname​ of Chinese or German origin.

Mai was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Estonian, Ewe, Friulian, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Vietnamese, and Welsh

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Notable Persons Named Mai

Notable Persons Named Mai

Saori Hara

Saori was given the name Mai Kato on January 1st, 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan.

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Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling was an actress and film director. She was most active from 1941 to 1993. Mai was given the name Mai Elisabeth Zetterling on May 24th, 1925 in Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden. She died on March 17th, 1994.

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Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi is a j-pop musician. Her ongoing career started in 2011. Mai was born on August 20th, 1992. Mai is also known as Maiyan.

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Sirikitiya Jensen

Sirikitiya was given the name Mai Jensen by her parent Ubolratana Rajakanya on March 18th, 1985 in San Diego.

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Mai Mizuhashi

Mai Mizuhashi is a j-pop and music of japan singing. She was most prominent from 2006 to present. Mai was given the name 水橋 舞 on January 31st, 1992.

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Mai Nakahara

Mai Nakahara is a voice acting in japan, singing, voice actress, and singer. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2002 to present. Mai was born on February 23rd, 1981 in Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.

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  • Mai Mihara
  • Mai Yamane
    Singer-songwriter
  • Mai Aizawa
    Voice Actress
  • Mai Bhago
  • Mai Hagiwara
    Singing
  • Mai Asada
  • Mai Charoenpura
    Singing
  • Mai Phương Thúy
  • Mai Meneses
    Musician
  • Mai Agan
    Musician
  • Mai Trung Thu
  • Mai Bhagi
  • Mai Šein
  • Mai Văn Phấn

Notable Persons With the Last Name Mai

Notable Persons With the Last Name Mai

Jeannie Mai

Jeannie was given the name Jeannie Camtu Mai on January 4th, 1979 in Downtown Historic District (San Jose, California). Jeannie is also known as Jeannie Harteis.

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Marie Mai

Marie Mai is a pop music, rock music, and jazz musician. She has had major accomplishments since 2003. Marie was given the name Marie-Mai Bouchard on July 7th, 1984. Marie is also known as Marie-Mai.

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Vincent Mai

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Khánh Ly

Khánh Ly is a musician. She was most prominent from 1962 to present. Khánh was given the name Nguyễn Lệ Mai on March 6th, 1945 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Phương Mai

Phương Mai is royalty. They hold the title Dowager Duchess of Addis Abeba and Dowager Marchioness of Sabotino. Phương was born as the child of Bảo Đại and Nam Phương on August 1st, 1937.

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Mai Hoshimura

Mai Hoshimura is a j-pop singer-songwriter and pianist. She plays Piano. She has had major accomplishments since 2002. Mai was given the name Hoshimura Mai on April 18th, 1981. Mai is also known as Barefoot Piano Girl.

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Common last names for Mai

Common first names for Mai

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Mai U.S.
█  White 11.32% 64.26%
█  African American 0.55% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 85.47% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.11% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.40% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 1.14% 16.26%

Of Last Name Mai

People with the last name Mai are most frequently White or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Mai

  • What name lists does Mai rank for?
    #497 Last Name First Names
  • How Popular is the name Mai? Mai is the 3,720th most popular name of all time. As a last name Mai was the 2,075th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Mai have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 5,378 babies born with the first name Mai in the United States. That's more than enough people named Mai to occupy the territory of Montserrat (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 4,922 (as of May 12, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Mai? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Mai first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Mai is Sunday, March 5th, 1876.
  • What year had the most people named Mai born? The highest recorded use of the first name Mai was in 1990 with a total of 254 babies.
  • Random Mai Factoid: According to the 2004 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Mai is not a popular baby girl's name in California. Imagine that, only 22 babies in California have the same name in 2004.
  • Weird things about the name Mai: The name spelled backwards is Iam. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Iam. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Mai? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 17,445 people with the last name Mai.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Mai? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 6 of them will have Mai as their last name.
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