Girls' name · since 1917

Maycel

64 babies named Maycel in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

64
total births
1917–1934
years on record
1920s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade

Maycel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 64 recorded since 1917.

Maycel has 64 recorded births among girls since 1917, 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 1917 to 1934.

  • 64 total births
  • 1917–1934 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maycel's 64 recorded births place it above 55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Maycel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Maycel's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Maycel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1934

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
456789 191719181919192019211922192319241925192819301934 5

Maycel by decade

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

1920s was Maycel's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Maycel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maycel?
Since 1917, Social Security records show 64 babies named Maycel. The most recent recorded year was 1934. Its busiest year on record was 1918, with 8 births.
When was Maycel most popular?
Maycel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Maycel been used?
Records for Maycel go back to 1917, giving 18 years of history through 1934.
What names are similar to Maycel?
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.

What to do with Maycel's data

  • Maycel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1917–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Maycel: Baby Name Since 1917 - 64 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maycel. 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 Maycel 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.