Girls' name · since 2000
Maelea
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Maelea, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
76 girls have been named Maelea since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Maelea recorded 76 times among girls since 2000, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2023.
- #30,219 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maelea ranks #30,219 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maelea's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maelea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maelea's full recorded timeline at 2013, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maelea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2023
- Peak year (2018)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Maelea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (46 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Maelea's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Maelea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 46 births (61% of all-time use).
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What to do with Maelea's data
- Maelea's decade-level peak was the 2010s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- 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 Maelea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2000–2023 (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 Maelea 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.