Girls' name · since 1924
Maedean
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Maedean, peaking in 1933. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
46 girls have been named Maedean since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Maedean recorded 46 times among girls since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1941.
- #35,987 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maedean ranks #35,987 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #35,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Maedean's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maedean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maedean's full recorded timeline at 1933, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maedean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1941
- Peak year (1933)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Maedean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (24 births, 52% of the file).
1930s was Maedean's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Maedean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 24 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Maedean's data
- Maedean's decade-level peak was the 1930s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Maedean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1924–1941 (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 Maedean 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.