US rank #7578 Girls' name Peak 1917 1,203 births

Maebelle — #7578 US girls' name

1,203 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.

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#7578
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Maebelle was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

42 babies were named Maebelle in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maebelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,203 babies named Maebelle between 1884 and 2024, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maebelle currently holds the #7578 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maebelle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 315 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Maebelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Maebelle in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maebelle 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 1,203 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.

Maebelle at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,203

Since 1884

141 years of records

Peak year

1917

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#7,578

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1884

Recorded for 141 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maebelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1884

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1917)
42
Annual births at peak — across 141 years of records
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Maebelle by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
315 births that decade — 26% of Maebelle's all-time total
1880s211890s421900s1251910s2601920s3151930s1621940s861950s81960s52000s142010s962020s69

Maebelle by state

Where Maebelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Maebelle
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%
North Carolina share of Maebelle's total US births 2.9%
Even split

35 of 1,203 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maebelle?
1,203 babies have been named Maebelle since 1884. It currently ranks #7578 among girls. The peak year was 1917 with 42 births.
When was Maebelle most popular?
Maebelle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 315 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Maebelle most popular?
The top states for the name Maebelle are North Carolina (35 births), South Carolina (15 births), Georgia (10 births).
How long has the name Maebelle been used?
Maebelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 141 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maebelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mae, Maeve, Maegan, Maelynn, 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, 1884–2024 (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.