Girls' name · since 2000
Maeli
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 480 babies named Maeli, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,326 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maeli currently ranks #4326 among girls' names in America, with 480 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maeli has been recorded 480 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #4326 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #12,161 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,326 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 480 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maeli ranks #12,161 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,326 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 480 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,326 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maeli's 480 recorded births place it above 83.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Maeli compares
480 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maeli's all-time total is 28% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maeli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 480 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maeli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maeli's full recorded timeline at 2013, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maeli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Maeli by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (214 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Maeli's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Maeli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
214 births
- 2020s
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 214 births (45% of all-time use).
Maeli by state
Where Maeli concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
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What to do with Maeli's data
- Maeli's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (214 total births) through the 2020s (116) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Maelis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
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 Maeli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Maeli 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.