Girls' name · since 1880
Mayme
10,928 babies named Mayme in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10,928
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Mayme is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10,928 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayme has been recorded 10,928 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #1,576 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10,928 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayme ranks #1,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10,928 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #1,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10,928
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Mayme's 10,928 recorded births place it above 97.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
Mayme's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mayme's full recorded timeline at 1946, 6% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 94% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 291 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mayme popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1915)
- 291
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Mayme by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (2,208 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Mayme's strongest decade.
2,208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Mayme births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
1,841 births
- 1890s
1890s
2,098 births
- 1900s
1900s
1,589 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,208 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,672 births
- 1930s 641
1930s
641 births
- 1940s 303
1940s
303 births
- 1950s 157
1950s
157 births
- 1960s 103
1960s
103 births
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 2,208 births (20% of all-time use).
How Mayme compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mayme's total volume
Mayme by state
Where Mayme concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 675 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 377 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 306 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 240 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 202 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 190 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 174 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 147 | 1.3% |
675 of 10,928 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Mayme appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mayme's data
- Mayme's decade-level peak was the 1910s (2,208 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Maymes (675 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mayme: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
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, 1880–2024 (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 Mayme 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.