Girls' name · since 1880
Maymie
Maymie has 1,054 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,054
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Maymie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,054 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Maymie recorded 1,054 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1947.
- #7,240 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,054 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maymie ranks #7,240 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,054 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,054
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Maymie's 1,054 recorded births place it above 89.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Maymie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maymie's SSA record in two at 1911 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maymie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1947
- Peak year (1916)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Maymie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (269 births, 26% of the file).
1910s was Maymie's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Maymie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 93
1880s
93 births
- 1890s
1890s
136 births
- 1900s
1900s
189 births
- 1910s
1910s
269 births
- 1920s
1920s
250 births
- 1930s 95
1930s
95 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 269 births (26% of all-time use).
How Maymie 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 Maymie's total volume
Maymie by state
Where Maymie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 78 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 33 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 8 | 0.8% |
78 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Maymie's data
- Maymie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (269 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Maymies (78 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maymie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1880–1947 (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 Maymie 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.