Total births
22
Girls' name · since 2014
Maelah
Maelah has 22 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 22
- total births
- 2014–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
22 girls have been named Maelah since 2014, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Maelah recorded 22 times among girls since 2014, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- 22 total births
- 2014–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 73% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 girls have been named Maelah since 2014, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 22
- total births
- 2014–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
73% of everyone ever named Maelah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
10 babies were named Maelah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Maelah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maelah's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maelah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2014
Maelah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Maelah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Maelah's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Maelah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (73% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maelah? ▼
22 babies have been named Maelah since 2014. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 10 births.
When was Maelah most popular? ▼
Maelah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Maelah been used? ▼
Records for Maelah go back to 2014, giving 12 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Maelah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Maelah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maelah
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Maegan Girl
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Maelynn Girl
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Maelyn Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maelah: Baby Name Since 2014 - 22 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maelah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Maelah 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 July 2026.