Girls' name · since 1904
Maudell
Maudell has 482 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 482
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maudell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 482 recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maudell has been recorded 482 times among girls since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1952.
- #12,137 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 482 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maudell ranks #12,137 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 482 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 482
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maudell's 482 recorded births place it above 83.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Maudell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maudell splits its recorded history at 1928: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maudell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1952
- Peak year (1921)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Maudell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (173 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Maudell's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Maudell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s
1910s
119 births
- 1920s
1920s
173 births
- 1930s
1930s
93 births
- 1940s 64
1940s
64 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 173 births (36% of all-time use).
Maudell by state
Where Maudell concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
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- Maudell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Maudells (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maudell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1904–1952 (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 Maudell 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.