Total births
405
Girls' name · since 2004
Maely
Maely has 405 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4989
- among girls today
- 405
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 72%
- more common than other girls
405 babies have been named Maely since 2004, making it today's #4989 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maely recorded 405 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #4989 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #4989 among girls today
- 405 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
- 72% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Maely is currently the #4989 girls' name in America, more common than 72% of girls - 405 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4989
- among girls today
- 405
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 72%
- more common than other girls
Maely vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#4989
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 72% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Maely was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
30 babies were named Maely in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Maely compares
405 Top 49% higher than 51% of 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
Maely's all-time total is 6% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maely | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 405 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 48 | 19,840 |
Maely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maely splits its recorded history at 2015: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maely at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#4,989
Active since
2004
Maely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Maely by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Maely's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Maely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
203 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 203 births (50% of all-time use).
Maely by state
Where Maely concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
Texas share of Maely's total US births 1.2%
5 of 405 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maely? ▼
Since 2004, Social Security records show 405 babies named Maely. Today it holds rank #4989 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 30 births.
When was Maely most popular? ▼
Maely was most popular in the 2010s decade with 203 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Maely most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Maely are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Maely been used? ▼
Maely has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 22 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Maely? ▼
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 Maely's data
- Maely's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (203 total births) through the 2020s (134) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Maelys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maely
Nearby Names Like Maely
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maely
Mae Girl
#529 114,835 births
Maeve Girl
#75 29,608 births
Maegan Girl
9,171 births
Maelynn Girl
#992 2,916 births
Maelyn Girl
#1190 2,490 births
Compare Maely side by side: Maely vs Mae Maely vs Maeve Maely vs Maegan
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maely: #4989 Girls' Name - 405 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maely. 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 Maely 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 July 2026.