Recorded 1915–1956 Girls' name Peak 1931 285 births

Mazell — girls' name

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.

1910s231920s1031930s1011940s411950s17
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Mazell was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

19 babies were named Mazell in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mazell

The Social Security Administration has registered 285 babies named Mazell between 1915 and 1956, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mazell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mazell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mazell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mazell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mazell 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 285 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.

Mazell at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

285

Since 1915

42 years of records

Peak year

1931

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1915

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1956

Mazell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1915

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1931)
19
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 195619471941193419301926192219171915 5

Mazell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
103 births that decade — 36% of Mazell's all-time total
1910s231920s1031930s1011940s411950s17

Mazell by state

Where Mazell concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mazell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
15 5.3%
Alabama share of Mazell's total US births 5.3%

15 of 285 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mazell?
285 babies have been named Mazell since 1915. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1931 with 19 births.
When was Mazell most popular?
Mazell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Mazell most popular?
The top states for the name Mazell are Alabama (15 births).
How long has the name Mazell been used?
Mazell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 42 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Mazell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mazie, Mazikeen, Mazzy, Mazzie, 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, 1915–1956 (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.