Recorded 1917–1934 Girls' name Peak 1918 64 births

Maycel — girls' name

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.

1910s191920s351930s10

The verdict

64 girls have been named Maycel since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1934.

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

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

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Maycel in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maycel

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Maycel between 1917 and 1934, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maycel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maycel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maycel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maycel 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 64 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.

Maycel at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

64

Since 1917

18 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1917

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1934

Maycel popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Maycel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
35 births that decade — 55% of Maycel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maycel?
64 babies have been named Maycel since 1917. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year 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?
Maycel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 18 years of data 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.

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, 1917–1934 (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.