Recorded 1909–1935 Girls' name Peak 1917 218 births

Mazelle — girls' name

218 babies named Mazelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s661920s951930s51
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Mazelle was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mazelle in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mazelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Mazelle between 1909 and 1935, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mazelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mazelle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mazelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mazelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mazelle 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 218 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.

Mazelle at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

218

Since 1909

27 years of records

Peak year

1917

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1909

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1935

Mazelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1909

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1917)
16
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 193519321929192519221919191519111909 6

Mazelle by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
95 births that decade — 44% of Mazelle's all-time total
1900s61910s661920s951930s51

Mazelle by state

Where Mazelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mazelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
11 5.0%
North Carolina share of Mazelle's total US births 5.0%

11 of 218 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mazelle?
218 babies have been named Mazelle since 1909. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1917 with 16 births.
When was Mazelle most popular?
Mazelle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Mazelle most popular?
The top states for the name Mazelle are North Carolina (11 births).
How long has the name Mazelle been used?
Mazelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 27 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Mazelle?
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, 1909–1935 (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.