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Origin & history of Mai1
Japanese / Vietnamese / Native-american / Estonian roots
Mai comes from the Japanese / Vietnamese / Native-american / Estonian tradition, meaning Blossom of Apricot.
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How popular is Mai?
1990
peak year
Mai reached its widest reach during the 1990s. In 1990, 254 babies received the name (ranked #794). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3296), with about 49 babies given the name annually. Mai's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 5,642 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
254
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #794)
(ranked #794)
49
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
490
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
5,642
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Mai5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
M4
A1
I9
Sum: 14 → Life path 5
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Personality of Mai🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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Names that combine with MaiSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Mai.
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