I don't know about you, but it's always in May that I take a look at my calendar and think, 'How the hell is it already May?!' considering New Year's Eve feels about five minutes go. Anyway, if you're gearing up to give birth to a baby this month I can imagine you'll really be wondering where all the time has gone; how we've stormed through the first four months of the year already and how it's almost time to become a parent.
The nearer you get to welcoming your new arrival, the less time you have to decide on a baby name, so we're here to give a helping hand for your spring newborn.
For anyone still undecided on what to call their May baby, it's always useful to take a look at what's typically popular this time of year. So why not take a look at the top names for baby boys and baby girls born in May recently, sourced from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)' latest data.
Or if you're the kind of person who wants to theme their baby's name to something May-related, considering that'll be your baby's birth month, then take a look at some May-inspired baby name suggestions down below.
Top May baby names for boys
- Muhammad
- Noah
- Oliver
- George
- Leo
- Arthur
- Luca
- Theodore
- Oscar
- Henry
Top May baby names for girls
- Olivia
- Amelia
- Isla
- Lily
- Freya
- Ava
- Ivy
- Florence
- Willow
- Isabella
May-themed baby names
- May (obviously)
- Mae (an alternative spelling of the month)
- Maya (another version of May)
- Mason (a male variation)
- Emerald (May's birth stone)
- Lily (inspired by one of May's birth flowers, Lily of the valley)
- Fleur (French for 'flower', after the saying "April showers bring May flowers")
- Quinn (because May is the fifth month of the yearh, after the Latin for 'fifth')
- Anakin (because Star Wars Day is the 4th of May... just go with it)
- Leia (same)
- Gem (from May's star sign, Gemini)
- Azalea: May is the peak season for this type of flower to blossom
- Blossom: And on that note... there's plenty of blossom in full-force in general at this time of year. Why not use that as inspiration for your little one?
- Spring: We love a seasonal moniker
Cat is Cosmopolitan UK's features editor covering women's issues, health and current affairs. news, features and health. The route to her heart is a simple combination of pasta and cheese (somewhat ironic considering the whole health writing thing), and she finds it difficult to commit to TV series so currently has about 14 different ones on the go.
