Girls' name · since 1915

Mayfred

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.

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

Mayfred is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 38 have been recorded since 1915.

Social Security Administration records show Mayfred recorded 38 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1923.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mayfred's 38 recorded births place it above 47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Mayfred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mayfred splits its recorded history at 1920: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mayfred popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 1915191619181920192119221923 5

Mayfred by decade

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

1920s was Mayfred's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Mayfred births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 20 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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?
Since 1915, Social Security records show 38 babies named Mayfred. The most recent recorded year was 1923. Its busiest year on record 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?
The SSA has tracked Mayfred since 1915 -- 9 years through the most recent 1923 data.
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.

What to do with Mayfred's data

  • New York records the most Mayfreds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1915–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mayfred: Baby Name Since 1915 - 38 Births, Peak 1915." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mayfred. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mayfred 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 July 2026.