My
My is a name with multiple cultural origins: Swedish, Vietnamese.
- Swedish
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of My
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
My is a name with multiple cultural origins: Swedish, Vietnamese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Vietnamese
The Story of My
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of My as a girl name dates back to 1971, when 7 babies received it. 1982 was its biggest year on record, with 91 newborns named My — #1,356 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Mys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Mys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of My as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 8 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named My — #2,284 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 58% of all recorded Mys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2002 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 239 Mys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of My
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with My. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like My
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name My
My is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. My's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #1,356. Use the chart and map above to compare My's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.