Mao is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #17886 in 2016 with 5 recorded births. This places Mao in the bottom 5% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 14 births ranking #6606. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 64.3%. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 354,298 girls born was named Mao. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.