Total births
61
Girls' name · since 2017
Maella
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Maella, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17094
- among girls today
- 61
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
61 babies have been named Maella since 2017, making it today's #17094 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maella has been recorded 61 times among girls since 2017, currently ranked #17094 nationally and more common than 4% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #17094 among girls today
- 61 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Maella is currently the #17094 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 61 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17094
- among girls today
- 61
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Maella vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17094
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Maella was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
12 babies were named Maella in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Maella compares
61 17th percentile among 17,726 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
Maella's all-time total is 84% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maella | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 61 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Maella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maella's full recorded timeline at 2022, 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 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maella at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#17,094
Active since
2017
Maella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Maella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Maella's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Maella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 42 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maella? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 61 babies named Maella. Today it holds rank #17094 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 12 births.
When was Maella most popular? ▼
Maella was most popular in the 2020s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Maella been used? ▼
Records for Maella go back to 2017, giving 9 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Maella? ▼
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 Maella
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2017–2025 (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. "Maella: #17094 Girls' Name - 61 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maella. 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 Maella 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 June 2026.