Recorded 1948–1948 Girls' name Peak 1948 5 births

Maydeen — girls' name

5 babies named Maydeen in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s5

The verdict

5 girls have been named Maydeen since 1948, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1948.

5
total births
1948–1948
years on record
1940s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Maydeen was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

5 babies were named Maydeen in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maydeen

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Maydeen between 1948 and 1948, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maydeen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maydeen performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maydeen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maydeen 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 5 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.

Maydeen at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

5

Since 1948

1 years of records

Peak year

1948

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1948

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1948

Maydeen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1948

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1948)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1948 5

Maydeen by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5 births that decade — 100% of Maydeen's all-time total
1940s5

Maydeen by state

Where Maydeen concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maydeen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 100.0%
Hawaii share of Maydeen's total US births 100.0%

5 of 5 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maydeen?
5 babies have been named Maydeen since 1948. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1948 with 5 births.
When was Maydeen most popular?
Maydeen was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Maydeen most popular?
The top states for the name Maydeen are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Maydeen been used?
Maydeen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 1 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Maydeen?
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, 1948–1948 (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.