US rank #8708 Girls' name Peak 2010 475 births

Maelle — #8708 US girls' name

475 babies named Maelle in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s762010s2782020s121
#8708
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Maelle was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

51 babies were named Maelle in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 475 babies named Maelle between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maelle currently holds the #8708 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maelle performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 278 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Maelle in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maelle 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 475 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.

Maelle at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

475

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2010

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,708

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
51
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0204060 202420212018201520122009200620032001 8

Maelle by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
278 births that decade — 59% of Maelle's all-time total
2000s762010s2782020s121

Maelle by state

Where Maelle concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Maelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 3.4%
#2 Florida
12 2.5%
#3 California
11 2.3%
#4 Texas
6 1.3%
#5 Colorado
5 1.1%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 1.1%
#7 Wisconsin
5 1.1%
New York share of Maelle's total US births 3.4%
Even split

16 of 475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maelle?
475 babies have been named Maelle since 2001. It currently ranks #8708 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 51 births.
When was Maelle most popular?
Maelle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 278 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Maelle most popular?
The top states for the name Maelle are New York (16 births), Florida (12 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Maelle been used?
Maelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maelle?
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, 2001–2024 (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.