Girls' name · since 1880
Mame
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 672 babies named Mame, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 672
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
672 babies have been named Mame since 1880, making it today's #5411 girls' name.
Mame has 672 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5411 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #9,789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,411 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 672 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mame ranks #9,789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,411 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 672 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 672
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mame's 672 recorded births place it above 86.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mame compares
672 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 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
Mame's all-time total is 79% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mame | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 672 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mame's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mame's full recorded timeline at 1999, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mame popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mame by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (187 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Mame's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Mame births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
144 births
- 1890s
1890s
78 births
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
187 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 187 births (28% of all-time use).
How Mame compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mame's total volume
Mame by state
Where Mame concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 87 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 7 | 1.0% |
87 of 672 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mame's data
- Mame's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (187 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mames (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mame: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Mame 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.