Girls' name · since 1918
Maydean
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Maydean, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 32
- total births
- 1918–1953
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Maydean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maydean has been recorded 32 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1953.
- 32 total births
- 1918–1953 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Maydean's 32 recorded births place it above 44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maydean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maydean's full recorded timeline at 1925, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maydean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1953
- Peak year (1925)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Maydean by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Maydean's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Maydean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Maydean's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1950s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1918–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Maydean: Baby Name Since 1918 - 32 Births, Peak 1925." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maydean. 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 Maydean 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.