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Mame

Girl

Meaning of Mame: English: 'diminutive of Mary'

Mame is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5227th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5227

23 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

672

First recorded 1880 · peak 2002

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 17 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 13 babies2015: 9 babies2016: 16 babies2017: 14 babies2018: 11 babies2019: 14 babies2020: 6 babies20202021: 11 babies2022: 9 babies2023: 10 babies2024: 17 babies2025: 23 babies
US babies named Mame per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 29.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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