Recorded 1924–1941 Girls' name Peak 1933 46 births

Maedean — girls' name

46 babies named Maedean in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s171930s241940s5
1930s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Maedean was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

9 babies were named Maedean in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maedean

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Maedean between 1924 and 1941, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maedean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maedean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maedean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maedean 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 46 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.

Maedean at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

46

Since 1924

18 years of records

Peak year

1933

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1924

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1941

Maedean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1924

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1933)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Maedean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
24 births that decade — 52% of Maedean's all-time total
1920s171930s241940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maedean?
46 babies have been named Maedean since 1924. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1933 with 9 births.
When was Maedean most popular?
Maedean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Maedean been used?
Maedean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 18 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Maedean?
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.

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, 1924–1941 (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.