Girls' name · since 1897
Maysel
351 babies named Maysel in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 351
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maysel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 351 have been recorded since 1897.
Maysel has 351 recorded births among girls since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1941.
- #14,613 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 351 born since 1897
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maysel ranks #14,613 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 351 born since 1897, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 351
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maysel's 351 recorded births place it above 79.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Maysel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maysel's full recorded timeline at 1921, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maysel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1941
- Peak year (1916)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Maysel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (127 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Maysel's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Maysel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 40
1900s
40 births
- 1910s
1910s
124 births
- 1920s
1920s
127 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 127 births (36% of all-time use).
Maysel by state
Where Maysel concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 69 | 19.7% |
69 of 351 births nationwide.
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What to do with Maysel's data
- Maysel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Maysels (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia 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 Maysel: 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 (~44 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, 1897–1941 (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 Maysel 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.