Maelee: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,316

among girls · ↓237 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Maelee · -15% vs 2024

How common

1 in 20,345

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

93 babies

All-time total

1,587

#5,496 all-time among girls

First recorded

1970

in Social Security records

Maelee popularity over time

1,587 babies have been named Maelee since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#8,775
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	48	5	–	#9,791
2000s	295	30	+515%	#2,986
2010s	773	77	+162%	#2,120
2020s (to 2025)	466	78	0%	#2,079

Where Maelee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	80	0.05	outside top 500
2027	81	0.05	outside top 500
2028	82	0.05	outside top 500
2029	83	0.05	outside top 500
2030	84	0.05	outside top 500

Where Maelee is most popular

Girls named Maelee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.051 per 1,000. Strongest in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Indiana.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maelee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Oklahoma	20	0.272	+433%
Tennessee	20	0.126	+147%
Indiana	13	0.093	+81%
Utah	6	0.072	+41%
Kentucky	6	0.070	+37%
Ohio	13	0.055	+7%
Alabama	5	0.053	≈ national
Georgia	12	0.053	≈ national
Pennsylvania	10	0.042	-17%
Texas	32	0.040	-22%
North Carolina	6	0.026	-48%
Alaska	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Arizona	–	–	–
California	–	–	–
Colorado	–	–	–
Connecticut	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Florida	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
Idaho	–	–	–
Illinois	–	–	–
Kansas	–	–	–
Louisiana	–	–	–
Massachusetts	–	–	–
Maryland	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Michigan	–	–	–
Minnesota	–	–	–
Missouri	–	–	–
Mississippi	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Nebraska	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–
New Jersey	–	–	–
New Mexico	–	–	–
Nevada	–	–	–
New York	–	–	–
Oregon	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Carolina	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
Virginia	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
Washington	–	–	–
Wisconsin	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maelee

Maelee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,316 in 2025 with 79 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 1,587 American babies have been named Maelee. Its peak came in 2024, when 93 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maelee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maelee?

The median living Maelee is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 1,600 people named Maelee are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maelee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	79	#2,316
2024	93	#2,079
2023	72	#2,482
2022	90	#2,136
2021	80	#2,301
2020	52	#3,082
2019	78	#2,319
2018	90	#2,127
2017	69	#2,562
2016	88	#2,200
2015	91	#2,120
2014	79	#2,340
2013	67	#2,649
2012	90	#2,126
2011	67	#2,655
2010	54	#3,101
2009	58	#2,986
2008	50	#3,360
2007	39	#4,029
2006	26	#5,324
2005	29	#4,655
2004	27	#4,889
2003	25	#5,041
2002	15	#7,291
2001	16	#6,843
2000	10	#9,608
1995	6	#12,716
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	5	#8,775
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
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1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maelee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maelee?

The median living Maelee is about 10 years old. Half of all living Maelees are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Maelee are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Maelee are alive in the United States, based on 1,587 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maelee in 2025?

Maelee ranked #2,316 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 79 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maelee?

1,587 babies have been named Maelee in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maelee most popular?

Maelee peaked in 2024, when 93 newborns received the name.

Is Maelee a boy or girl name?

Maelee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maelee rising or falling?

Maelee has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Maelee become more popular?

Maelee looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 84 girls named Maelee in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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