Recorded 1916–1946 Girls' name Peak 1916 60 births

Maudella — girls' name

60 babies named Maudella in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s291930s121940s11

The verdict

60 girls have been named Maudella since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1946.

60
total births
1916–1946
years on record
1920s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Maudella was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Maudella in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maudella

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Maudella between 1916 and 1946, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maudella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maudella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maudella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maudella 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 60 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.

Maudella at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

60

Since 1916

31 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1916

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1946

Maudella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1916

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
456789 1946194019381930192919271924192319221916 8

Maudella by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
29 births that decade — 48% of Maudella's all-time total
1910s81920s291930s121940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maudella?
60 babies have been named Maudella since 1916. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Maudella most popular?
Maudella was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Maudella been used?
Maudella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 31 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Maudella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maureen, Maude, Maura, Maud, 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, 1916–1946 (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.