The baby name Mame is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Common English: MAYM (/meɪm/). West African variant often pronounced MAH-may (two syllables)..
Mame is English in Origin.
The baby name Mame is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Common English: MAYM (/meɪm/). West African variant often pronounced MAH-may (two syllables)..
Mame is English in Origin.
Mame is a short form used in English for Mary, Margaret, or sometimes Miriam, drawing on Hebrew Miryam (often read as "beloved" or "wished-for child") and Greek Margarites "pearl." In West Africa, especially Senegal and The Gambia, Mame also functions as an independent unisex name and honorific from Wolof and Serer meaning "grandparent," "ancestor," or "venerable one," signaling respect and lineage.
As an English nickname, Mame appears in late 19th to early 20th-century records in the U.S. and Britain, later boosted in public awareness by Patrick Dennis's Auntie Mame and the 1966 musical, lending a breezy mid-century aura. Today it is rare as a formal given name in English but remains a warm family pet name. Variants and related forms include Mamie, Mayme, Maimie, Mae, May, Mimi, and the roots Mary/Maria, Miriam, and Margaret; in Francophone usage, Mamie is a familiar term for "grandma."
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | Girls | 0 | #14 | 3 | 372 |
| DJ | 0 | #17 | 1 | 322 | |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #19 | 9 | 678 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 657 |
| TW | 0 | #101 | 3 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #199 | 146 | 6,973 |
| GH | 0 | #210 | 34 | 5,396 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #273 | 13 | 2,795 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #282 | 8 | 8,139 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #306 | 11 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #313 | 33 | 7,678 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #333 | 7 | 7,570 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #343 | 15 | 8,477 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 6 | 8,138 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| YE | 0 | #361 | 21 | 8,639 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #380 | 17 | 15,987 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #384 | 8 | 2,846 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #392 | 14 | 3,185 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #392 | 54 | 10,523 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #405 | 8 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| Spain | 0 | #442 | 11 | 2,326 | |
| LY | 0 | #455 | 81 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #467 | 38 | 11,303 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #484 | 32 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #496 | 58 | 20,968 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #540 | 14 | 17,937 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #595 | 21 | 16,104 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #635 | 24 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #637 | 31 | 13,071 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #684 | 24 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #700 | 15 | 4,183 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #700 | 236 | 25,931 |
| SY | 0 | #710 | 19 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #750 | 20 | 18,755 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #762 | 223 | 5,561 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #818 | 9 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #841 | 46 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #846 | 114 | 14,742 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #849 | 33 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #866 | 65 | 5,610 |
| TR | 0 | #887 | 346 | 19,440 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #900 | 17 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #984 | 11 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| MA | 0 | #1,027 | 102 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,070 | 23 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,098 | 14 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,098 | 44 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,108 | 69 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 37 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,230 | 391 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,244 | 228 | 10,046 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,276 | 171 | 9,415 |
Mame is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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