Girls' name · since 1927

Maezell

Maezell has 15 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#49,948 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1927
1920s
peak decade

Maezell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1927.

Maezell has 15 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1941.

  • #49,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 1927
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maezell ranks #49,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1927, peaking in the 1920s.

#49,948 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1927
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maezell's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Maezell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Maezell's full recorded timeline at 1929, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births.

Maezell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1941

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1927)
5
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
5 192719291941 5

Maezell by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

1920s was Maezell's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Maezell births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maezell?
Since 1927, Social Security records show 15 babies named Maezell. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #49,948 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1941. Its busiest year on record was 1927, with 5 births.
Where does Maezell sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maezell ranks #49,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maezell most popular?
Maezell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Maezell been used?
The SSA has tracked Maezell since 1927 -- 15 years through the most recent 1941 data.
What names are similar to Maezell?
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 Maezell's data

  • Maezell's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 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.

Keep exploring Maezell

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Maezell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1927–1941 (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 Maezell 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.