Maybelle: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,849

among girls · ↑1,595 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Maybelle · +88% vs 2024

How common

1 in 26,788

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1918

212 babies

All-time total

6,366

#2,205 all-time among girls

First recorded

1880

in Social Security records

Maybelle popularity over time

6,366 babies have been named Maybelle since 1880, 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	304	30	–	#334
1890s	591	59	+94%	#334
1900s	843	84	+43%	#348
1910s	1,553	155	+84%	#383
1920s	1,289	129	-17%	#549
1930s	618	62	-52%	#694
1940s	328	33	-47%	#1,054
1950s	128	13	-61%	#2,404
1960s	64	6	-50%	#4,185
1970s	19	2	-70%	#7,003
1980s	21	2	+11%	#9,897
1990s	14	1	-33%	#10,039
2000s	58	6	+314%	#8,400
2010s	251	25	+333%	#3,979
2020s (to 2025)	285	48	+89%	#2,849

Where Maybelle 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	65	0.04	outside top 500
2027	69	0.04	outside top 500
2028	72	0.04	outside top 500
2029	76	0.05	outside top 500
2030	78	0.05	outside top 500

The story of Maybelle

Maybelle is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,849 in 2025 with 60 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 6,366 American babies have been named Maybelle. Its peak came in 1918, when 212 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

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 Maybelle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maybelle?

The median living Maybelle is about 31 years old; half are between 6 and 82. An estimated 1,200 people named Maybelle 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.

Maybelle year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	60	#2,849
2024	32	#4,444
2023	51	#3,211
2022	59	#2,886
2021	45	#3,471
2020	38	#3,819
2019	37	#3,979
2018	25	#5,275
2017	28	#4,885
2016	34	#4,320
2015	35	#4,202
2014	23	#5,739
2013	21	#6,170
2012	22	#6,045
2011	10	#10,909
2010	16	#7,771
2009	10	#11,213
2008	15	#8,400
2007	–	–
2006	12	#9,700
2005	–	–
2004	6	#15,394
2003	7	#13,348
2002	8	#11,804
2001	–	–
2000	–	–
1995	–	–
1990	–	–
1985	5	#11,790
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	5	#7,173
1960	10	#4,364
1955	10	#3,970
1950	18	#2,404
1945	18	#2,034
1940	47	#1,054
1935	45	#1,035
1930	99	#694
1925	122	#671
1920	169	#549
1915	156	#491
1910	106	#383
1905	84	#373
1900	91	#354
1895	66	#347
1890	46	#371
1885	31	#369
1880	16	#429

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Maybelle?

The median living Maybelle is about 31 years old. Half of all living Maybelles are between 6 and 82 years old.

How many people named Maybelle are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Maybelle are alive in the United States, based on 6,366 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maybelle in 2025?

Maybelle ranked #2,849 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 60 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maybelle?

6,366 babies have been named Maybelle in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maybelle most popular?

Maybelle peaked in 1918, when 212 newborns received the name.

Is Maybelle a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Maybelle rising or falling?

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

Will Maybelle become more popular?

Maybelle is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 78 girls named Maybelle 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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