Girls' name · since 1915
Mazell
285 babies named Mazell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 285
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mazell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 285 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Mazell recorded 285 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 1956.
- #16,368 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 285 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mazell ranks #16,368 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 285 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,368 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 285
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mazell's 285 recorded births place it above 77.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Mazell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mazell's full recorded timeline at 1932, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mazell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1956
- Peak year (1931)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Mazell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (103 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Mazell's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Mazell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
103 births
- 1930s
1930s
101 births
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 103 births (36% of all-time use).
Mazell by state
Where Mazell concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 15 | 5.3% |
15 of 285 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mazell's data
- Mazell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Mazells (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Mazell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1915–1956 (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 Mazell 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.