Maybel: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,626

among girls · ↑766 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Maybel · +25% vs 2024

How common

1 in 53,576

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

31 babies

All-time total

380

#13,943 all-time among girls

First recorded

1888

in Social Security records

Maybel popularity over time

380 babies have been named Maybel since 1888, 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	5	1	–	#1,414
1890s	24	2	+380%	#1,298
1900s	21	2	-12%	#1,793
1910s	33	3	+57%	#1,881
1920s	32	3	-3%	#3,571
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	–	–	–	–
2000s	26	3	–	#13,181
2010s	109	11	+319%	#6,997
2020s (to 2025)	130	22	+99%	#4,527

Where Maybel 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	34	0.02	outside top 500
2027	37	0.02	outside top 500
2028	40	0.02	outside top 500
2029	43	0.03	outside top 500
2030	45	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Maybel

Maybel is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,626 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 380 American babies have been named Maybel. Its peak came in 2023, when 31 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 Maybel stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maybel?

The median living Maybel is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 300 people named Maybel 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.

Maybel year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	30	#4,626
2024	24	#5,392
2023	31	#4,527
2022	14	#7,908
2021	19	#6,323
2020	12	#8,765
2019	11	#9,528
2018	17	#7,000
2017	17	#6,997
2016	14	#8,259
2015	16	#7,489
2014	13	#8,795
2013	–	–
2012	8	#13,024
2011	5	#18,587
2010	8	#13,059
2009	–	–
2008	6	#16,774
2007	–	–
2006	8	#13,181
2005	7	#13,973
2004	–	–
2003	–	–
2002	–	–
2001	5	#17,012
2000	–	–
1995	–	–
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
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1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	8	#1,881
1905	5	#2,132
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	6	#1,298
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Maybel?

The median living Maybel is about 6 years old. Half of all living Maybels are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Maybel are alive today?

An estimated 300 people named Maybel are alive in the United States, based on 380 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Maybel mean?

A nonstandard spelling of Mabel.

How popular is the name Maybel in 2025?

Maybel ranked #4,626 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maybel?

380 babies have been named Maybel in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maybel most popular?

Maybel peaked in 2023, when 31 newborns received the name.

Is Maybel a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Maybel rising or falling?

Maybel is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maybel become more popular?

Maybel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 45 girls named Maybel in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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