Maydell vs May

Side-by-side comparison of Maydell and May — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Maydell

Girl name

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Name B

May

Girl name · Rank #1350

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Metric Maydell May
Current Rank Unranked #1350
Total Births (all years) 367 49,216
Peak Year 1919 1919
Peak Year Births 18 981
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1907 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maydell May
1880ss — 5,881
1890ss — 6,880
1900ss 7 5,546
1910ss 113 8,096
1920ss 141 8,164
1930ss 75 3,743
1940ss 21 2,319
1950ss 10 1,724
1960ss — 1,111
1970ss — 911
1980ss — 1,223
1990ss — 815
2000ss — 884
2010ss — 1,199
2020ss — 720

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maydell May
2014 — 138
2015 — 130
2016 — 131
2017 — 128
2018 — 129
2019 — 133
2020 — 119
2021 — 122
2022 — 155
2023 — 156
2024 — 168

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1907–1957.

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