US rank #2069 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,508 births

Maelee — #2069 US girls' name

1,508 babies named Maelee in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s482000s2952010s7732020s387
#2069
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Maelee was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

93 babies were named Maelee in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maelee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,508 babies named Maelee between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maelee currently holds the #2069 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maelee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 773 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maelee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 92 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Maelee in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maelee 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 1,508 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.

Maelee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,508

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2024

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,069

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
93
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
020406080100 20242019201420092004199919941970 5

Maelee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
773 births that decade — 51% of Maelee's all-time total
1970s51990s482000s2952010s7732020s387

Maelee by state

Where Maelee concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maelee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
92 6.1%
#2 Tennessee
65 4.3%
#3 Indiana
40 2.7%
#4 Oklahoma
37 2.5%
#5 Ohio
32 2.1%
#6 Missouri
25 1.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
20 1.3%
#8 Georgia
16 1.1%
Texas share of Maelee's total US births 6.1%
Even split

92 of 1,508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Maelee appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maelee?
1,508 babies have been named Maelee since 1970. It currently ranks #2069 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 93 births.
When was Maelee most popular?
Maelee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 773 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Maelee most popular?
The top states for the name Maelee are Texas (92 births), Tennessee (65 births), Indiana (40 births).
How long has the name Maelee been used?
Maelee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maelee?
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.

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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, 1970–2024 (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.