Girls' name · since 1907
Maydell
Maydell has 367 recorded births since 1907 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,245 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 367
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maydell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 367 have been recorded since 1907.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maydell has been recorded 367 times among girls since 1907, 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 1907 to 1957.
- #14,245 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 367 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maydell ranks #14,245 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 367 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,245 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 367
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maydell's 367 recorded births place it above 80.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Maydell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maydell's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maydell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1957
- Peak year (1919)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Maydell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (141 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Maydell's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Maydell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
113 births
- 1920s
1920s
141 births
- 1930s
1930s
75 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 141 births (38% of all-time use).
Maydell by state
Where Maydell concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 49 | 13.4% |
49 of 367 births nationwide.
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What to do with Maydell's data
- Maydell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Maydells (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maydell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1907–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Maydell 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 August 2026.