Total births
11
Girls' name · since 2003
Maeleah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Maeleah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 2003–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Maeleah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 2003.
Maeleah has 11 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2012.
- 11 total births
- 2003–2012 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Maeleah since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2012.
- 11
- total births
- 2003–2012
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Maeleah was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
6 babies were named Maeleah in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Maeleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maeleah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maeleah at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2003
Maeleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2012
- Peak year (2012)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Maeleah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Maeleah's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Maeleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maeleah? ▼
Since 2003, Social Security records show 11 babies named Maeleah. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 6 births.
When was Maeleah most popular? ▼
Maeleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Maeleah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Maeleah since 2003 -- 10 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Maeleah? ▼
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 Maeleah
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Maelynn 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, 2003–2012 (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. "Maeleah: Baby Name Since 2003 - 11 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maeleah. 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 Maeleah 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.