Recorded 1918–1953 Girls' name Peak 1925 32 births

Maydean — girls' name

32 babies named Maydean in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

32 girls have been named Maydean since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1953.

32
total births
1918–1953
years on record
1920s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Maydean was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maydean in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maydean

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Maydean between 1918 and 1953, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maydean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maydean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maydean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maydean 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 32 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.

Maydean at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

32

Since 1918

36 years of records

Peak year

1925

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1918

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1953

Maydean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1918

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1925)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Maydean by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 50% of Maydean's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maydean?
32 babies have been named Maydean since 1918. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1925 with 6 births.
When was Maydean most popular?
Maydean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Maydean been used?
Maydean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 36 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Maydean?
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, 1918–1953 (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.