Recorded 2000–2023 Girls' name Peak 2018 76 births

Maelea — girls' name

76 babies named Maelea in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s192010s462020s11
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Maelea was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

10 babies were named Maelea in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maelea

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Maelea between 2000 and 2023, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maelea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maelea performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maelea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maelea 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 76 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.

Maelea at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

76

Since 2000

24 years of records

Peak year

2018

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2000

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2023

Maelea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2000

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 202320212019201820152013201220112010200720032000 5

Maelea by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
46 births that decade — 61% of Maelea's all-time total
2000s192010s462020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maelea?
76 babies have been named Maelea since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 10 births.
When was Maelea most popular?
Maelea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Maelea been used?
Maelea has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 24 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Maelea?
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, 2000–2023 (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.