Meaning:
Its source is an English expression meaning "The fifth month."
Popularity:
The name Mayola ranked 3481st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative:
The month of May was named for Maia, the Roman earth goddess. However, the popularity of the name May before the 20th century probably owed more to its use as a short form of the names Matthew and Mary, which led to its use as a surname.
It is also a Sanskrit word meaning ''Illusion.''
