Girls' name · since 2004

Maelie

Maelie has 673 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#9,772 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,565 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
673
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Maelie is the #3565 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 673 recorded since 2004.

Maelie has 673 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3565 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of girls, 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 2004 to 2025.

  • #9,772 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,565 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 673 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maelie ranks #9,772 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,565 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 673 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#9,772 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,565 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
673
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%79.3%
Maelie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Maelie's 673 recorded births place it above 86.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Maelie compares

673 Top 39% higher than 61% 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

Maelie's all-time total is 79% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Maelie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 673 376 567,345
Peak-year births 71 21 19,840

Maelie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Maelie's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Maelie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
71
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
020406080 20042008201120142017202020232025 43

Maelie by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (328 births, 49% of the file).

2010s was Maelie's strongest decade.

328 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Maelie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 328 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Maelie compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maelie's total volume

Maelie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -24, 11.3%-69, 6.7%-65, 8.6%-46, 5.5%-91, 4.2%-51, 7%-30, 7.3%-146, 4.3%-32, 5.9%-27, 6.1%-142, 3.7%-55, 3.7%-43, 5.2%-56, 4.3%-35, 5.2%Maelie-22, 10.5%Maelie
Maelie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Maelie by state

Where Maelie concentrates geographically, total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Maelie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
37 5.5%
#2 Texas
23 3.4%
#3 Indiana
8 1.2%
#4 New York
5 0.7%
#5 Utah
5 0.7%
California share of Maelie's total US births 5.5%
Even split

37 of 673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maelie?
Since 2004, Social Security records show 673 babies named Maelie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #9,772 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,565 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 71 births.
Where does Maelie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maelie ranks #9,772 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,565 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maelie most popular?
Maelie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 328 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Maelie most popular?
The top states for the name Maelie are California (37 births), Texas (23 births), Indiana (8 births).
How long has the name Maelie been used?
Records for Maelie go back to 2004, giving 22 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Maelie?
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.

What to do with Maelie's data

  • Maelie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (328 total births) through the 2020s (277) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Maelies (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Maelie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Maelie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2025 (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 Maelie 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.