How Many People Are Named Maelee?
An estimated 1,494 people in the United States have the first name Maelee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Maelee peaked in popularity in 2024 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maelee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maelee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maelee is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,494
About 1 in 229,421 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
93 births
Total Registered
1,508
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maelee
Maelee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,508 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maelee as a female name
Ranked #2,076 in 2024
93 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (93 births)
Maelee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maelee span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 773 babies were registered. While Maelee is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maelee by Decade
How has Maelee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maelee by State
Birth registrations for Maelee span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Indiana. The lowest are in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Illinois. On average, about 23 Maelees were registered per state.
Maelee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maelee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maelee
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maelee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maelee?
We estimate approximately 1,494 people named Maelee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 229,421 Americans share this first name.
Is Maelee a common name?
Maelee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,508 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maelee most popular?
Maelee reached peak popularity in 2024, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maelee is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maelee a female name?
Maelee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maelee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maelee Smith, Maelee Johnson, Maelee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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