Girls' name · since 1937
Maelene
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Maelene, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
58 girls have been named Maelene since 1937, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Maelene has 58 recorded births among girls since 1937, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2013.
- #33,299 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 58 born since 1937
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maelene ranks #33,299 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1937, peaking in the 1930s.
- #33,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
Maelene's 58 recorded births place it above 53.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maelene splits its recorded history at 1959: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2013
- Peak year (1937)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Maelene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (11 births, 19% of the file).
1930s was Maelene's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Maelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 11 births (19% of all-time use).
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What to do with Maelene's data
- Maelene's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Maelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1937–2013 (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 Maelene 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.