Recorded 1915–1953 Girls' name Peak 1922 40 births

Mayzell — girls' name

40 babies named Mayzell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

40 girls have been named Mayzell since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1953.

40
total births
1915–1953
years on record
1920s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Mayzell was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mayzell in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mayzell

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Mayzell between 1915 and 1953, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mayzell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mayzell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mayzell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mayzell 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 40 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.

Mayzell at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

40

Since 1915

39 years of records

Peak year

1922

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1915

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1953

Mayzell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1915

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1953192619231922192019171915 6

Mayzell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 60% of Mayzell's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mayzell?
40 babies have been named Mayzell since 1915. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1922 with 7 births.
When was Mayzell most popular?
Mayzell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Mayzell been used?
Mayzell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 39 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Mayzell?
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, 1915–1953 (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.