Names / Girl names
Mao
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#4,397
in 1983
First recorded
1980
in U.S. data
Children named
295
since 1980
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,397 in 1983 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Mao is a girls' name that was first recorded in 1980. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 295 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.