Recorded 1990–2023 Girls' name Peak 2001 456 births

Mayce — girls' name

456 babies named Mayce in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s932000s2522010s842020s27

The verdict

456 girls have been named Mayce since 1990, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

456
total births
1990–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Mayce was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

35 babies were named Mayce in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mayce

The Social Security Administration has registered 456 babies named Mayce between 1990 and 2023, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mayce currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mayce performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 252 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mayce shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mayce 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 456 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.

Mayce at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

456

Since 1990

34 years of records

Peak year

2001

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1990

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mayce popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1990

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
35
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
010203040 202320162012200820042000199619921990 6

Mayce popularity over time — boys

22 total births recorded since 2019 (Mayce as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
4.555.566.577.5 2022202120202019 5

Mayce by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
252 births that decade — 55% of Mayce's all-time total
1990s932000s2522010s842020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mayce?
456 babies have been named Mayce since 1990. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 35 births.
When was Mayce most popular?
Mayce was most popular in the 2000s decade with 252 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Mayce been used?
Mayce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 34 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mayce?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maya, May, Mayra, Mayme, 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, 1990–2023 (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.