Recorded 1886–1947 Girls' name Peak 1914 258 births

Mamye — girls' name

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.

1880s51890s171900s101910s781920s961930s301940s22
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Mamye was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

13 babies were named Mamye in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mamye

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Mamye between 1886 and 1947, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mamye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mamye performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Mamye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mamye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mamye 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 258 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.

Mamye at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

258

Since 1886

62 years of records

Peak year

1914

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1886

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1947

Mamye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1886

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1914)
13
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
468101214 194719371930192619221917191318981886 5

Mamye by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
96 births that decade — 37% of Mamye's all-time total
1880s51890s171900s101910s781920s961930s301940s22

Mamye by state

Where Mamye concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mamye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 1.9%
Mississippi share of Mamye's total US births 1.9%

5 of 258 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mamye?
258 babies have been named Mamye since 1886. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1914 with 13 births.
When was Mamye most popular?
Mamye was most popular in the 1920s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Mamye most popular?
The top states for the name Mamye are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Mamye been used?
Mamye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 62 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Mamye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mamie, Mammie, Mame, Mama, 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, 1886–1947 (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.