Girls' name · since 1884
Maebelle
1,218 babies named Maebelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,498 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,218
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maebelle currently ranks #7498 among girls' names in America, with 1,218 babies recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maebelle has been recorded 1,218 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #7498 nationally and more common than 57% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #6,546 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,498 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,218 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maebelle ranks #6,546 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,498 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,218 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,498 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,218
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maebelle's 1,218 recorded births place it above 90.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Maebelle compares
1,218 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maebelle's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maebelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,218 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maebelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maebelle's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maebelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Maebelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (315 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Maebelle's strongest decade.
315 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Maebelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 42
1890s
42 births
- 1900s 125
1900s
125 births
- 1910s
1910s
260 births
- 1920s
1920s
315 births
- 1930s
1930s
162 births
- 1940s 86
1940s
86 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 315 births (26% of all-time use).
How Maebelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maebelle's total volume
Maebelle by state
Where Maebelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 35 | 2.9% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
35 of 1,218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Maebelle's data
- Maebelle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (315 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Maebelles (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maebelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~141 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maebelle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.