Girls' name · since 1919
Maetta
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Maetta, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maetta has been recorded 26 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1947.
- #42,800 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maetta ranks #42,800 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #42,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maetta's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maetta's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1947
- Peak year (1919)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Maetta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 58% of the file).
1920s was Maetta's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Maetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Maetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
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, 1919–1947 (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 Maetta 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.