Girls' name · since 1921
Mavel
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Mavel, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1921–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Mavel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 27 recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Mavel recorded 27 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1998.
- 27 total births
- 1921–1998 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mavel's 27 recorded births place it above 41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mavel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mavel splits its recorded history at 1988: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mavel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1998
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Mavel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Mavel's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Mavel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (44% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1921–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mavel: Baby Name Since 1921 - 27 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mavel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mavel 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 July 2026.