Girls' name · since 1886
Mamye
258 babies named Mamye in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 258
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mamye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 258 have been recorded since 1886.
Mamye has 258 recorded births among girls since 1886, 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 1886 to 1947.
- #17,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 258 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mamye ranks #17,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 258 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 258
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mamye's 258 recorded births place it above 76.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Mamye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mamye's full recorded timeline at 1923, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mamye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1947
- Peak year (1914)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Mamye by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (96 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Mamye's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Mamye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
78 births
- 1920s
1920s
96 births
- 1930s 30
1930s
30 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 96 births (37% of all-time use).
Mamye by state
Where Mamye concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 258 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mamye's data
- Mamye's decade-level peak was the 1920s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Mamyes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Mamye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1886–1947 (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 Mamye 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.