Girls' name · since 1912
Mardelle
953 babies named Mardelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 953
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
953 girls have been named Mardelle since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mardelle has 953 recorded births among girls since 1912, 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 1912 to 1967.
- #7,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 953 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mardelle ranks #7,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 953 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 953
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mardelle's 953 recorded births place it above 89.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Iowa.
Mardelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mardelle's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mardelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1967
- Peak year (1924)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Mardelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (300 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Mardelle's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Mardelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
125 births
- 1920s
1920s
300 births
- 1930s
1930s
233 births
- 1940s
1940s
182 births
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 300 births (31% of all-time use).
How Mardelle 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 Mardelle's total volume
Mardelle by state
Where Mardelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 54 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 53 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 31 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Nebraska | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.0% |
54 of 953 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Mardelle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (300 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Mardelles (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa 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 Mardelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1912–1967 (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 Mardelle 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.