Recorded 1909–1961 Girls' name Peak 1926 445 births

Maeola — girls' name

445 babies named Maeola in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s851920s1421930s981940s671950s401960s7
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Maeola was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

18 babies were named Maeola in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maeola

The Social Security Administration has registered 445 babies named Maeola between 1909 and 1961, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maeola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maeola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Maeola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maeola 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 445 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.

Maeola at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

445

Since 1909

53 years of records

Peak year

1926

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1909

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1961

Maeola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1909

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1926)
18
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 196119501943193719311925191919131909 6

Maeola by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
142 births that decade — 32% of Maeola's all-time total
1900s61910s851920s1421930s981940s671950s401960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maeola?
445 babies have been named Maeola since 1909. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1926 with 18 births.
When was Maeola most popular?
Maeola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Maeola been used?
Maeola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 53 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Maeola?
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.

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, 1909–1961 (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.