Recorded 1910–1930 Girls' name Peak 1918 49 births

Maydelle — girls' name

49 babies named Maydelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s231930s7
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Maydelle was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

9 babies were named Maydelle in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maydelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Maydelle between 1910 and 1930, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maydelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maydelle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maydelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maydelle 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 49 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.

Maydelle at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

49

Since 1910

21 years of records

Peak year

1918

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1910

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1930

Maydelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1910

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Maydelle by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 47% of Maydelle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maydelle?
49 babies have been named Maydelle since 1910. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1918 with 9 births.
When was Maydelle most popular?
Maydelle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Maydelle been used?
Maydelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 21 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Maydelle?
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, 1910–1930 (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.