Recorded 1915–1923 Girls' name Peak 1915 38 births

Mayfred — girls' name

38 babies named Mayfred in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

38 girls have been named Mayfred since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1923.

38
total births
1915–1923
years on record
1920s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

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

1915
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mayfred in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mayfred

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Mayfred between 1915 and 1923, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mayfred currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mayfred performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mayfred shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mayfred in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mayfred 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 38 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.

Mayfred at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

38

Since 1915

9 years of records

Peak year

1915

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1915

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1923

Mayfred popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1915

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 1923192219211920191819161915 6

Mayfred by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 53% of Mayfred's all-time total
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Mayfred by state

Where Mayfred concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mayfred
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 13.2%
New York share of Mayfred's total US births 13.2%

5 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mayfred?
38 babies have been named Mayfred since 1915. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1915 with 6 births.
When was Mayfred most popular?
Mayfred was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Mayfred most popular?
The top states for the name Mayfred are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Mayfred been used?
Mayfred has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 9 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Mayfred?
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, 1915–1923 (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.