Recorded 1885–1935 Girls' name Peak 1921 197 births

Maie — girls' name

197 babies named Maie in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s201890s411900s481910s521920s311930s5
1910s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Maie was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

11 babies were named Maie in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maie

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Maie between 1885 and 1935, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Maie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maie 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 197 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.

Maie at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

197

Since 1885

51 years of records

Peak year

1921

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1885

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1935

Maie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1885

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1921)
11
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4681012 193519211914190919041899189318871885 5

Maie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
52 births that decade — 26% of Maie's all-time total
1880s201890s411900s481910s521920s311930s5

Maie by state

Where Maie concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 2.5%
North Carolina share of Maie's total US births 2.5%

5 of 197 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maie?
197 babies have been named Maie since 1885. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1921 with 11 births.
When was Maie most popular?
Maie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Maie most popular?
The top states for the name Maie are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Maie been used?
Maie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 51 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Maie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maia, Maisie, Maira, Mai, 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, 1885–1935 (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.