Is Mame a boy or girl name?

Mame is a girl’s name. Of the 672 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Mame

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Mame was most popular in 2002, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,155 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 672 people named Mame.

Mame over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mame’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mame a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mame is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 672 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mame

Where Mame is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 10.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org