Maydelle vs May

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

Name A

Maydelle

Girl name

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Name B

May

Girl name · Rank #1350

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Metric Maydelle May
Current Rank Unranked #1350
Total Births (all years) 49 49,216
Peak Year 1918 1919
Peak Year Births 9 981
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maydelle May
1880ss — 5,881
1890ss — 6,880
1900ss — 5,546
1910ss 19 8,096
1920ss 23 8,164
1930ss 7 3,743
1940ss — 2,319
1950ss — 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 Maydelle 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, 1910–1930.

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