US rank #11564 Girls' name Peak 2003 176 births

Maame — #11564 US girls' name

176 babies named Maame in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s762010s552020s34
#11564
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Maame was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

13 babies were named Maame in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maame

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Maame between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maame currently holds the #11564 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maame performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maame shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maame in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maame in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 176 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maame at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

176

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2003

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,564

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maame popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 202420212018201420112007200320001999 11

Maame by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
76 births that decade — 43% of Maame's all-time total
1990s112000s762010s552020s34

Maame by state

Where Maame concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maame
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.8%
New York share of Maame's total US births 2.8%

5 of 176 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maame?
176 babies have been named Maame since 1999. It currently ranks #11564 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 13 births.
When was Maame most popular?
Maame was most popular in the 2000s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Maame most popular?
The top states for the name Maame are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Maame been used?
Maame has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maame?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maayan, Maahi, Maanya, Maaliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.