Mae (given name)

Mae is an English feminine given name. It is a variant of May, and derives from the month of May, which is named after the Roman goddess Maia. In Portuguese Mãe means mother. Mae may refer to:

In music:
 * Mae Moore, Canadian singer
 * Mae Muller (born 1997), English singer
 * Mae Stephens (born 2003), English singer

In acting:
 * Mae Bramhall (c.1861–1897), American actress and writer
 * Mae Busch (1891–1946), Australian actress
 * Mae Clarke (1910-1992), American actress
 * Mae Marsh (1894–1968), American movie actress
 * Mae Martin (born 1987), Canadian comedian and actor
 * Mae Murray (1885–1965), American silent film actress
 * Mae Questel (1908–1998), American actress
 * Mae West (1893–1980), American actress (after whom are named a variety of otherwise unrelated items)
 * Mae Whitman (born 1988), American actress

In other fields:
 * Mae Brussell (1922–1988), American radio personality
 * Mae Jemison (born 1956), the first African-American woman to travel to space
 * Mae Schmidle (1927–2019), American politician
 * Mae Schunk (born 1934), the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
 * Mae Tischer (1928–2018), American politician