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My

girl name
Origin
Vietnamese
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

beautiful (a name that happens to be a homophone of the Vietnamese word for "America"; a small bilingual coincidence diaspora families sometimes point out)

Also written Mỹ.

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. My has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

When you meet My

Most people given the name My in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The My you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside My

Vy Nhi Chi Bao Ly An

The My deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where My truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how My fits with your family’s names and surname.

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Where My travels

Vietnamese American · A name that happens to be a homophone of the Vietnamese word for America, a small bilingual coincidence.

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