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girls' name ★ peaked 1916

Maymie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Maymie
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1916
44 babies
All-time total
1,054
#7,237 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Maymie popularity over time

1,054 babies have been named Maymie 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1885Girls

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 93 9 – #599
1890s 136 14 +46% #677
1900s 189 19 +39% #747
1910s 269 27 +42% #1,025
1920s 250 25 -7% #1,218
1930s 95 10 -62% #2,264
1940s 22 2 -77% #4,268
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The story of Maymie

Maymie is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1880, 1,054 American babies have been named Maymie. Its peak came in 1916, when 44 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 Maymie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Maymie year by year

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

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1940 5 #4,820
1935 10 #2,865
1930 15 #2,264
1925 24 #1,779
1920 22 #1,867
1915 37 #1,134
1910 14 #1,253
1905 15 #996
1900 18 #909
1895 12 #965
1890 8 #1,065
1885 14 #599
1880 7 #717

Frequently asked questions

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

How popular is the name Maymie in 2025?

Maymie did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Maymie?

1,054 babies have been named Maymie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maymie most popular?

Maymie peaked in 1916, when 44 newborns received the name.

Is Maymie a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Maymie rising or falling?

Maymie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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