Recorded 1919–1941 Girls' name Peak 1929 36 births

Maydene — girls' name

36 babies named Maydene in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

36 girls have been named Maydene since 1919, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1941.

36
total births
1919–1941
years on record
1920s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Maydene was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

8 babies were named Maydene in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maydene

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Maydene between 1919 and 1941, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maydene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maydene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maydene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maydene 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 36 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.

Maydene at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

36

Since 1919

23 years of records

Peak year

1929

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1919

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1941

Maydene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1919

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1929)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Maydene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 53% of Maydene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maydene?
36 babies have been named Maydene since 1919. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1929 with 8 births.
When was Maydene most popular?
Maydene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Maydene been used?
Maydene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 23 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Maydene?
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, 1919–1941 (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.