Total births
54
Girls' name · since 2016
Maiella
54 babies named Maiella in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11994
- among girls today
- 54
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
54 babies have been named Maiella since 2016, making it today's #11994 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maiella has been recorded 54 times among girls since 2016, currently ranked #11994 nationally and more common than 32% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #11994 among girls today
- 54 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Maiella is currently the #11994 girls' name in America, more common than 32% of girls - 54 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11994
- among girls today
- 54
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Maiella vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11994
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 32% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
81% of everyone ever named Maiella was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
9 babies were named Maiella in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Maiella compares
54 16th percentile among 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
Maiella's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maiella | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Maiella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maiella splits its recorded history at 2022: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maiella at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#11,994
Active since
2016
Maiella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Maiella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Maiella's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Maiella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 44 births (81% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maiella? ▼
54 babies have been named Maiella since 2016. It currently ranks #11994 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 9 births.
When was Maiella most popular? ▼
Maiella was most popular in the 2020s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Maiella been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Maiella since 2016 -- 10 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Maiella? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Maiella
Nearby Names Like Maiella
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maiella
Maia Girl
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Maisie Girl
#256 12,954 births
Maira Girl
#2758 6,341 births
Mai Girl
#3229 5,677 births
Maite Girl
#1043 4,466 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2025 (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. "Maiella: #11994 Girls' Name - 54 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maiella. 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 Maiella 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 June 2026.